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Skull Candy

180 calories 17.9 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 liters
Post Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
3.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 180 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Monday April 20th 2020
1.039
1.009
3.9%
115.4
8.4
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row3 kg Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 72.8%
170 g German - Caramel Pils170 g Caramel Pils 35 2.4 4.1%
600 g United Kingdom - Cara Malt600 g Cara Malt 35 17.5 14.6%
350 g United Kingdom - Crystal 45L350 g Crystal 45L 34 45 8.5%
4,120 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Cascade25 g Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 90 min 22.1 18.9%
7 g Cascade7 g Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 20 min 3.5 5.3%
50 g Simcoe50 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 20 min 49.93 37.9%
20 g Magnum20 g Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 20 min 21.44 15.2%
30 g Amarillo30 g Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 8.6 Boil 20 min 18.44 22.7%
132 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
200 g Elderflower Flavor Boil 20 min.
30 g Gorse flowers Flavor Boil 20 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Easter road Edinburgh 26/5/16 (CaCO3 not accurate)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10.3 L Fly Sparge 70 °C 65 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 10.3
Mash volume with grains 13
Grain absorption losses -4.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 26.9 L) 22.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.2 L) 28
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil Volume 23
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 33  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Under carbonated due to crash in barrel cap

Initially underwhelming but both malt & hop flavours improved with conditioning

Barrel tasted By 3 others who all thought it was great - I’m not so sure

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  • Last Updated: 2023-07-16 22:20 UTC
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