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Split Batch: Belgian and American pale ale

187 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 87% (brew house)
Source: Woodshop
Calories: 187 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 1st 2014
1.057
1.011
6.0%
32.0
6.8
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale Ale9 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 48.6%
4 lb American - Vienna4 lb Vienna 35 4 21.6%
4 lb American - Munich - Light 10L4 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 21.6%
1.50 lb Flaked Oats1.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 8.1%
18.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Fuggles2 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 17.5 33.3%
2 oz Fuggles2 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 35 min 14.5 33.3%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 5 days 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Start with 16 gallons of RO water.
To 8 gallons add 2g gypsum, 2g Epsom Salt, 5g CaCl.
Used 7 gallons for thin Mash due to fine crush and use of Oats.
Use balance of all water for double sparge.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.94 27.8  
Mash volume with grains 8.42 33.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.31 -9.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.28 g | 29.1 qt) 7.63 30.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.65 g | 46.6 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 14.56 58.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Another split batch: 5 gallons with T-58 and dry-hopped with 2 oz saaz; and 5 gallons with S-05 and dry-hopped with 2 oz of cascade.
Oats are toasted.
Brew Day Complete: Somehow ended up with more beer at a higher OG than planned. Efficiency up to 87% from 73% normally. First brewday since June - went very smoothly. Was trying for a mash temp of 156F to maintain some body in what was supposed to be a very low alcohol beer. Hit 152F but with a higher OG so maybe that will be ok. Will double the dry hop to 2 oz from the original 1 oz.
Day after brewing, T-58 has kicked in, S-05 has not. Sat on all ingredients for a month or more so am a little worried about viability. However, the T-58 was the yeast with the past best-by date.
Took a Refractometer reading 11/14 and got 5.1 for the S-05 and 6.3 for the T-58. The T-58 seems to be still working a little. Using the Brewer's Friend calculator that puts them at over 6% ABV. A little stronger than I originally planned, but that's ok. The small samples I pulled make me very optimistic these will both be great and quite different from each other. I am letting them ride for a couple more days but will keg on 11/19 at the latest to be ready to tap for Thanksgiving.

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