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British Golden Ale #2

146 calories 13.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Golden Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Calories: 146 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday December 8th 2016
1.048
1.010
5.0%
48.0
3.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Simpsons Extra Pale Maris Otter5 kg Simpsons Extra Pale Maris Otter 37 2.05 90.9%
0.50 kg Simpsons Wheat Malt0.5 kg Simpsons Wheat Malt 37 2 9.1%
5.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Galaxy10 g Galaxy Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil 60 min 16.35 8.3%
10 g Cascade10 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 12 min 3.31 8.3%
25 g Cascade25 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool at 99 °C 15 min 7.7 20.8%
25 g Southern Cross25 g Southern Cross Hops Pellet 14 Whirlpool at 99 °C 15 min 15.4 20.8%
25 g Cascade25 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool at 80 °C 15 min 1.75 20.8%
25 g Southern Cross25 g Southern Cross Hops Pellet 14 Whirlpool at 80 °C 15 min 3.5 20.8%
120 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.75 g Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Ale Yeast Blend WLP060
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
20 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
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Priming
Method: Dextrose       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 8 7 50 100 0
Add 6,1g Gypsum and 2,9g Calcium Chloride to Mash + Sparge Water (40,8l)

Add 4,0 ml Lactic acid (80%) to mash water (20l)
Add 3,6 ml Lactic acid (80%) to sparge water (20,8l)
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sacharification Rest Infusion -- 65 °C 60 min
Mash-out Infusion -- 76 °C 15 min
Fly Sparge Fly Sparge -- 76 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.6 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.6 L/kg 19.8
Mash volume with grains 23.4
Grain absorption losses -5.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.9 L) 18.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31.3 L) 31.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 25.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
Going into fermentor 25
Total: 37.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

In this recipe I am testing how to remove the dry astringent aftertaste I was getting with my last two recipes. I suspect the water report is not correct and the HCO3 value is too low.

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