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What the Duck!

170 calories 14.3 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: André Biseth inspired by Nøysom
Calories: 170 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday November 21st 2016
1.056
1.009
6.1%
66.0
14.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.57 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.57 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 8.51 91.8%
0.17 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.17 kg Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 25.19 3.4%
0.17 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.17 kg Crystal 45L 34 118.59 3.4%
0.07 kg German - Wheat Malt0.07 kg Wheat Malt 37 3.84 1.4%
4.98 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
18 g Simcoe18 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 First Wort 0 min 18.09 11.9%
16.25 g Cascade16.25 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 11.42 10.8%
16.50 g Cascade16.5 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 3.01 10.9%
50 g Amarillo50 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Whirlpool at 99 °C 20 min 18.43 33.2%
50 g Cascade50 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool at 99 °C 20 min 15 33.2%
150.75 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Yeast nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
50 g Clementine Flavor Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 145 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Norway, Tønsberg, Farris
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
9 1 11 9 2 1
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17 L Infusion -- 65.6 °C 75 min
25 L Fly Sparge -- 75.6 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 L/kg 17.4
Mash volume with grains 20.7
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.9 L) 17
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.5 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 21.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
Going into fermentor 21
Total: 34.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Notes on Whirlpool taken from http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=3565328&postcount=45

Alright, so now that they're carbed up and conditioned the side by side test was done today. I also had my friend taste them without knowing which one was which.

The recipe, it's pretty out of season.
10# pilsner
8# gambrinus "esb" malt
1# carafoam
.5# honey malt
mash @ 154
90 minute boil

.8oz magnum @12.5%

When it was chilling time i split the beer into 2 pots and added .7oz saphir to each, immediately chilling the first 5 gallons and letting the other 5 sit there while the first batch chilled. Each bucket received a re-hydrated pack of S-05. The OG was 1.042 and I didn't measure the FG.

The verdict? Steeping the hops for 20 or so minutes before chilling will get more aroma and flavor out of them. All the hops were pellets.

The one that was chilled instantly doesn't really have any hop qualities at all, maybe a tiny "green" or "plant" flavor if you search for it. Pretty much a waste of hops, it mostly has a mild candy-like sweetness with a bit of malt flavor, but overall it's quite a low-flavor chuggable beer. I'd probably like it more if it was hot outside.

The one that was steeped has a modest, bright hop essence that mixes nicely with that sweetness. You can actually smell a bit of hops in it and taste them too. It's still a real mild, chuggable low-flavor beer, but there's more going on than in the other one. I think the steeped beer has a teensy bit more bitterness, but I couldn't tell until i re-tasted them to see what the difference was.

So there we go! I'm excited to find out how much more intense my hoppy brews are going to start getting pretty soon here.

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