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Flicka Flacka Blotter Brewing - Batch #1 - IPA (Actual)

260 calories 27.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Andy
Calories: 260 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 25th 2015
1.078
1.020
7.6%
64.0
6.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb American - Pale 2-Row14 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 96.6%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.4%
14.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.8 Boil 60 min 21.57 6.3%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 14.4 Boil 30 min 15.73 6.3%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 14.4 Boil 20 min 12.39 6.3%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.8 Boil 10 min 7.82 6.3%
0.75 oz Simcoe0.75 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.8 Boil 5 min 6.45 9.4%
1.25 oz Simcoe1.25 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.8 Aroma 0 min 15.6%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.8 Dry Hop 8 days 12.5%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Leaf/Whole 14.4 Dry Hop 8 days 25%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 14.4 Dry Hop 0 days 12.5%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
75 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 138 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Add 1tsp Gypsum to 5 Gallons of water to start
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.4 gal Batch Sparge -- 154 °F 70 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 5.44 21.8  
Mash volume with grains 6.6 26.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.03 g | 16.1 qt) 3.63 14.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.4 g | 29.6 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.75 -7  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Planned on using all pellet hops, but this is all the brew shop had. Also, planned on 30L Crystal, Brew shop only had 40L.

Made starter 24hrs in advance, it sat over night, then shook occasionally throughout the day.

Mash Tun was very close to max capacity with grains and water.

It was 95 Degrees Outside

Mash started around 163 and stayed higher than originally planned around 160-158 with the burner off the whole time.

Got a stuck sparge, maybe due to not heating up the mash over 168 before trying to drain. Had to blow into a tube to clear it out. This made Vorlaufing very hard.

Boil Gravity ~1.065

Collected nearly 7 gallons to boil. Finished boil with about 5.5 gallons.

Icebath was VERY effective. Used 80lbs of ice (it sat in the 95degree weather for 5hrs before using it). Chilled to 75degrees within 45mins.


OG 1.078

Accedently didn't pitch all the yeast, there was still a good inch of thick yeast in the bottom on the starter that didnt make it's way into the fermenter.


Very aggressive fermentation 12hrs in. Lasted about 2 days. By day 5 it has greatly reduced.

Day 7 & 8 FG 1.020

Dry Hops added on Day 7

Cold Crash Day 10

Bottling on day 11

Used 5oz "Priming Sugar" which stated "use 5oz for 2.75co"


Only ended up collecting 3.75 gallons



(Note: needed to make sure we bottled in time to go to NY, rushed a bit)


Dicetyl issue

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