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Neurum Creek Whimsical

248 calories 21.2 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Post Boil Size: 20 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Andrew Dalley
Calories: 248 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday June 30th 2024
1.054
1.009
5.9%
56.5
7.2
5.1
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg Voyager Craft Malt - Vienna Schooner3 kg Vienna Schooner 36 6.09 60%
1.70 kg Barrett Burston - Ale Malt1.7 kg Ale Malt 36.8 2.8 34%
0.30 kg Bairds - Dextrin Malt0.3 kg Dextrin Malt 32.2 1.75 6%
5 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Ekuanot30 g Ekuanot Hops Pellet 14.25 Boil 30 min 44.27 27.3%
80 g Spalter Select (Germany)80 g Spalter Select (Germany) Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 5 min 12.25 72.7%
110 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
400 g Rice hulls Other Mash 90 min.
15 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 90 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™
Amount:
11 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Water collected fresh today from Neurum Creek (Queensland, Australia) at the Broadwater Day Use Area. From a fast flowing waterfall. Completely clear. 30L collected.
Original pH=8.0. I added 6mL lactic acid to adjust ph=7.0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L River Water Decoction 66 °C 66 °C 90 min
11 L River water room temp Sparge 25 °C 25 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 18.3
Mash volume with grains 21.6
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.8 L) 12.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.1 L) 25
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume 20
Going into fermentor 20
Total: 30.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I've spent too long thinking about my water chemistry lately. Where's the fun? So... the antithesis to all brews that precede: "water taken straight from a mountain stream". How bad can it be?

The malts and hops are chosen just to use up what I have left over.

This has been fun!

Update: 46 days later....
"Neurum Creek Whimsical" is a really nice lager-beer. It has a lovely rich amber colour, is as crystal clear as the water that made it, has a well balanced malty taste and subtle hop aroma. No perception of bitterness. Very fresh... very drinkable.

All that said, Julie still won't drink it for fear of there being a dead sheep upstream...

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  • Last Updated: 2024-08-15 14:19 UTC