Batch #5 - 3/3/24 (Eff.: %, Att.: %, ABV: %)
Mash vol.: 30 L, Pre-boil vol.: L, Batch vol.: 22.3 L
OG: 1065 (Refract.) 10 (Hyd.) 10 (Tilt) Boil Time: 45 min
- Winter Wheat Malt (Beckom) (Voyager) in for Winter Wheat Malt (Janz) (Voyager)
- Ditched the chit wheat
-This batch volume finished really high, had to ditch around 1.5L just to be sure I'd fit fruit in later.
- Finished high at FG: 1045 (Tilt), added one pack of US-05 but nothing happened after 4 days. Chilled to 1 C and cold crashed for 3 days and kegged.
1/4/24 - Kegged and carbed.
Batch #4 - 19/11/23 (Eff.: %, Att.: %, ABV: %)
Mash vol.: 30 L, Pre-boil vol.: L, Batch vol.: 22.3 L
OG: 1084 (Refract.) 10 (Hyd.) 10 (Tilt) Boil Time: 45 min
- Upped Lactose to 1.5kg from 1kg.
- Upped Acidulated malt 0.3 to 0.4 kg.
- Flaked wheat down from 0.9kg to 0.25 due to out of stock, replaced with 0.5kg Gladfield chit wheat malt
- Forgot the Chit (barley) malt (0.5 kg)
23/11/23 - SG: 1086
27/11/23 - SG: 1059
28/11/23 - Added another yeast packed as it was sitting high.
30/11/23 - SG: 1052
2/12/23 - FG: 1049, cold crashed to 10 C, added 2kg frozen passion fruit puree (hop bag) and 2kg frozen mango puree (unbagged).
Batch #3 - 15/10/23 (Eff.: 67%, Att.: %, ABV: %)
Mash vol.: 30 L, Pre-boil vol.: L, Batch vol.: 22.3 L
OG: 1077 (Refract.) 1079 (Hyd.) 10 (Tilt) Boil Time: 45 min
- Upped Lactose to 1kg from 0.4kg.
- Used Columbus hops instead of Strata
Yeast: Philly Sour (x2) dry pitched at 25C, these packs were old and took 5 days to really kick off, added an extra fresh pack on 22/10.
21/10/23 - SG: 1069
22/10/23 - SG: 1062
24/10/23 - SG: 1031
28/10/23 - SG: 1029, added 800g pureed pink dragon fruit that was boiled, 1.5kg frozen blueberries smashed up and heated to boiling then added to hop sock.
1/11/23 - Cold crashed to 1 C.
3/11/23 - Kegged through medium Bouncer filter and then carbed.
Batch #2 - 17/1/23 (Eff.: 62%, Att.: 70%, ABV: 5.7%)
Mash vol.: 30 L, Pre-boil vol.: L, Batch vol.: L
OG: 1067 (Refract.) 10 (Hyd.) 1069 (Tilt) Boil Time: 45 min
Voyager Latrobe Chit in for Gladfield Chit.
Lactose 0.4kg down from 0.6kg in #1.
Yeast: Philly Sour (x2) dry pitched at 25C
Fruit: Woolies brand 1kg bags of frozen; mango and blueberries.
21/1/23 - SG: 1043
22/1/23 - SG: 1034
25/1/23 - SG: 1026
28/1/23 - Added of frozen 2kg blueberries and 1kg mango, pureed and strained, boiled and added hot to the fermenter before cold crashing to 10 C. (Didn't use frozen mixed berries in this batch.) Used C02 suck back rig to avoid 02.
5/2/23 - Filtered (under pressure) through medium Bouncer filter, kegged and carbed. Cloudy watermelon colour.
Tasted delicious, next time add more lactose and more fruit.
Batch #1 - 20/11/22 (Eff.: 63%, Att.: %, ABV: %)
Mash vol.: 31.5 L, Pre-boil vol.: L, Batch vol.: L
OG: 1066 (Refract.) 10 (Hyd.) 10 (Tilt) Boil Time: 45 min
Voyager Latrobe Chit in for Gladfield Chit
Yeast: Philly Sour (x2) dry pitched at 25C
Fruit: Woolies brand 1kg bags of frozen; mango, blueberries and mixed berries.
Note: Mash 30.5 L next time
22/11/22 - SG: 1059
23/11/22 - SG: 1053
26/11/22 - SG: 1036
28/11/22 - SG: 1030
29/11/22 - SG: 1030
30/11/22 - SG: 1030, fruit added (3x1kg) and chilled to 10 C.
6/12/22 - Kegged and carbed after 4 days at 1 C. Lost about 2.5 L due to the suck back rig being below the top of the wort.