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Low alcohol Pale Ale

60 calories 10.3 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 40 min
Batch Size: 5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 liters
Post Boil Size: 6 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.016 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.019 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 60 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 10.3 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday February 27th 2023
1.019
1.011
1.0%
47.0
10.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
400 g Crisp Malting - No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter400 g No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter 37 3 88.7%
50 g Simpsons - Crystal Extra Dark50 g Crystal Extra Dark 31.7 178.56 11.1%
1 g Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 g Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 0.2%
451 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 g most8 g most Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil 40 min 45.28 57.1%
6 g most6 g most Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil 1 min 1.67 42.9%
14 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
40%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 8 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 32.8 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 L Strike 75 °C 71 °C 40 min
3 L Sparge 71 °C 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.13 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 8 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 1.4
Mash volume with grains 1.7
Grain absorption losses -0.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.8 L) 6.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.9 L) 7
Boil off losses -3.8
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 L) 6
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 L) 5
Total: 8.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew day 5th Apr 23 water treated with AMS,
an attempt to brew a low alcohol beer. Google advice suggests high mash temp and short mash time , presumably to leave unfermentable sugars ? to add body? aimed for 72c and 40min
Bottled 10 Apr, taste is ok but obviously short on mouth feel.
I was looking to get an ABV of about 2% but ended at 1%
Bottle conditioned with table sugar aiming for 2.5 will update in a couple of weeks

03 June, it turned out drinkable which is a relief. Not a lot of flavour, a weak English bitter would be the best description but I think it has promise, will try again either a higher ABV 1.5-2% and or dry hop.
Other option is to add some lactose to give it body,

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  • Last Updated: 2023-06-03 14:43 UTC