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Sorry, My Horse Is Sick

191 calories 20.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: George Hamer
Calories: 191 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday May 21st 2019
1.062
1.016
6.0%
79.5
4.9
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.38 kg German - Vienna2.38 kg Vienna 37 4 38.2%
0.25 kg United Kingdom - Dextrine Malt0.25 kg Dextrine Malt 33 1.8 4%
0.10 kg Flaked Wheat0.1 kg Flaked Wheat 34 2 1.6%
0.60 kg United Kingdom - Malted Naked Oats0.6 kg Malted Naked Oats 33 1.3 9.6%
0.13 kg German - Acidulated Malt0.13 kg Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.1%
0.15 kg Flaked Barley0.15 kg Flaked Barley 32 2.2 2.4%
0.20 kg Torrified Wheat0.2 kg Torrified Wheat 36 2 3.2%
2.42 kg Low colour MO Warminster2.42 kg Low colour MO Warminster 38 1.5 38.8%
6.23 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 g Columbus7 g Columbus Hops Pellet 12.8 First Wort 60 min 10.89 2%
50 g Citra50 g Citra Hops Pellet 12.3 Whirlpool at 85 °C 20 min 26.74 14%
60 g El Dorado60 g El Dorado Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 85 °C 20 min 28.7 16.8%
10 g Galaxy10 g Galaxy Hops Leaf/Whole 15.5 Whirlpool at 85 °C 20 min 6.74 2.8%
30 g Kohatu30 g Kohatu Hops Leaf/Whole 4.9 Whirlpool at 85 °C 20 min 6.39 8.4%
25 g Citra25 g Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 12.3 Dry Hop 11 days 7%
40 g El Dorado40 g El Dorado Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Dry Hop 11 days 11.2%
40 g Kohatu40 g Kohatu Hops Leaf/Whole 4.9 Dry Hop 11 days 11.2%
25 g Citra25 g Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 12.3 Dry Hop 7 days 7%
40 g El Dorado40 g El Dorado Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Dry Hop 7 days 11.2%
30 g Kohatu30 g Kohatu Hops Leaf/Whole 4.9 Dry Hop 7 days 8.4%
357 g / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5.20 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
79.7%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 23 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 175 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 10 20 100 60 0
Used RO water and added back minerals, aiming to reduce Ca from London high level and modify Cl/SO4 ratio and totals. Profile is about 2:1 Cl to SO4 with moderate calcium and sufficient Mg for yeast health.

NB: calculated pH is likely wrong. Use your own water calculator to adjust for expected pH. If you don't know how to adjust water, then use your normal water. Acidulated malt indicated in recipe probably won't hurt if you have hard water, but you can replace with pale malt if you know your water is soft and doesn't need acid additions.
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20.24 L Mash in Infusion -- 63 °C 30 min
Sacc step 2 Temperature -- 70 °C 40 min
Mashout Temperature -- 77 °C 1 min
13.72 L Sparge -- 76 °C 35 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.21 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 20
Mash volume with grains 24.1
Grain absorption losses -6.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.6 L) 15.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.5 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0
Post boil Volume 23.8
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.8
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 35.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Won 1st in New England IPAs category at London LAB Homebrew Competition 2019 (held at Fourpure Brewery), out of 20 entries in category. Notes weren't fulsome in praise, score was only 37/50. Essentially comments were that all elements were present, but it was let down by a muted hop aroma and flavour. Malt flavour and balance were praised. Suggests the samples were a bit old (at about 2 months since brewday), as we noted falling aroma before we prepared the samples to submit.

Hops should be as fresh as you can possibly obtain. If fresher crops are available of other varieties that work in NEIPA (avoid piney, go for fruity/tropical and maybe some citrus) then go for these rather than older crops of the indicated hops.

After fermentation has begun, take extreme care not to introduce oxygen, as this will kill hop aroma very quickly. Take particular care at the second dry hopping step (ideally purge hops with CO2 before quickly adding), during transfers (purge vessels and lines before transferring), during bottling (using a bottling gun with CO2 tank preferred). We keg and we purge the kegs beforehand by filling 100% of volume with sanitiser and then pushing this out with CO2.

Hopstand method to avoid over stewing: cool wort to 85C and insert bag with hops. Stir inside bag to wet them, and try to get a decent amount of wort in the bag to absorb hop flavours. Allow to soak for 20 mins, then remove bag and hops, squeeze out liquid (with ideally sanitised rubber gloves, but wort at 80C+ is still likely to be sanitary) and continue to the remainder of chilling. With a Grainfather, this method requires some additional heating to retain temperature above 80C.

Yeast should be built up with a large starter to avoid over-stressing it. We use 1.8 litres at the expected OG of the wort and pitch this as close as we can to high krausen. If you prefer not to pitch the starter liquid then make the starter earlier and allow it to ferment out, then settle it in the fridge and pour off most of the clear liquid from the top before swirling and pitching the yeast. Do use the indicated strain or another known for NEIPAs, as it makes a big difference.

For dry hops: these are divided into two equal weight charges, as shown in the recipe by the different contact times (11 days vs 7 days - just guidelines). 1st charge should be at high krausen after 36-48 hours (airlock should be bubbling vigorously, otherwise wait until it is). Next charge should be around day 7 after pitching, when primary fermentation has either stopped or significantly wound down. Don't worry too much about air introduction at first dry hop step, but try hard to avoid introducing air at second dry hop. Both dry hops done in primary fermenter and no secondary fermenter employed, to minimise possibility of aeration during transfers.

Fermentation temperature regulated to 20C throughout until chilling. Chill when FG reached, ideally slowly over 3 days and to get to as close to 0C as possible. Hold at this temperature for at least a few days to allow yeast and hop particles to settle - ideally for a couple of weeks or longer to allow it to mellow. Keg or bottle with fairly high carbonation and as little oxygen introduction as possible. Do not fine. Appearance should be very hazy. If you're getting a hop burn flavour, allow it more time to mellow before drinking. This will fade with time, before the aroma does.



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