Batch #3 - 26/08/24 - Low Carb Leo (Previously known as "Leo's Little Leo Red Willy")
(Eff.: %, Att.: %, ABV: %)
- Mash vol.: 31 L, Pre-boil vol.: L, Batch vol.: L
OG: 1067 (Refract.) 10 (Tilt)
US-05 (x2) dry pitched at 25 C.
Substitutes: Dropped base malt to 5kg from 6kg for the low cal enzyme. Forgot to get the low carb enzyme so just made a normal version
First hop addition changed from Hallertau MiilF. (26g) to Chinook 20g.
Upped Vic Secret dry hop from 25g to 50g.
16/9/24 - Cold crashed to 10 C with CO2 rig
17/9/24 - Added dry hops, Tilt appears to have lost it's calibration, reading FG: 1025 which seems really high.
22/9/24 - Kegged and carbed.
Batch #2 - Leo's Little Leo Red Willy (Previously known as "Voices In My Red")
(55% Eff., 6.4% ABV) - 31/3/19
- No Riwaka (sub. Nelson Sauv.) or Pacific Jade (sub. Hallertau MF) hops in this batch.
9/4/19 - SG:1017, tasting a little green, dry hopped.
12/4/19 - Cold crashed to 1.5C.
19/5/19 - This was a very popular beer with just about everyone, definitely will make this (or a variation using same grist) again.
Batch #1 - 3/2/19 (61% Eff.)
- Boil time cut to 45min
- IPA/DIPA water profile used, slightly dialled back on sulphate
- Used pink Himalayan salt, because well...we had some.
Substitutions:
- Vienna substituted for Malt Europe - Mild Ale malt
- Toffee malt and Naked Malted Oats substituted for Golden Naked Oats
10/2/19 - SG:1024
14/2/19 - SG: 1022 came in a little higher than expected, cold crashed.
17/2/19 - Kegged and carbed, 18L in the keg.