Jan 21, 2019
Done on induction burner with 15 L pots
Strike and sparge boiled separately and combined in fermenter before yeast added
Strike wort mashed and boiled 60 min with hops (marris otter and oats)
Then chocolate and crystal added to mash for additional 30 min with sparge mash and boiled for 30 min
Note due to space in tun only 10 L of strike water in first mash
and 2 L / hr boil off 3 L in total to boil and 3 to mash
Sparge went from 10 to 9 L and strike 14 to 12 L as 2 L of sparge water was added to the strike boil from sparge water
OG = 1.065 ph pre boil 5.7 after boil 5.5 17 L in fermentor
Note ? not to use baking soda next time
FG = 1.022 ph 4.6 ( 4.3 -4.7) being optimal in bottle
ABV = 5.64
carbonated to 2.5 volumes using 100 gm of sucrose
Bottled Jan31,2019. 16 L giving 38 Grolsh bottles
fermenting temp = 21 C to get 2.5 vols of CO2 at 6 gm per L is
6 X 16 L = 96 gm of sucrose To be done Jan 31,2019
BU/GU for style is 0.55 so 0.45 is a little on low side like
Feb 11 2019 very nice smooth mellow roasted semisweet flavour
pleasant mouthfeel
May 16. Very nice smooth just the right bitter and roast from dark grains added late.