Elderflower Pale Beer Recipe | All Grain Standard/Ordinary Bitter by Dougie Orr | Brewer's Friend
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Elderflower Pale

175 calories 17.7 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Post Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.027 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Andy https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/259853/elderflower-pale
Calories: 172.6 (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday July 14th 2020
1.038
1.009
3.9%
47.2
6.9
5.6
n/a
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Brew Log History
3°CTemp
Target 20°C
1.005Gravity
OG: 1.038
Attenuation: 86.54%
4.3%ABV
Calories: 172.6 / 500ml
Carbs: 13.4 g / 500ml
32Days
Readings: 0

Jul 15, 2020 to Aug 16, 2020

Last Updated: 5 years ago from Brewlog
Week 1
Mash Complete (First Runnings)

Brix 23

 
55 °C   
 
1.080   
 
5.5
Week 1
Mash Complete

Very End Sparge Brix 3

 
60 °C   
 
1.000   
 
5.8
Week 1
Boil Complete

Now for overnight chill - warm night so may not happen

 
70 °C   
 
1.048   
 
n/a
Week 1
Boil Complete

Brix 10.5

 
70 °C   
 
1.042   
 
4.2
Week 1
Brew Day Complete

Brix 10.5 cooled to just 22C overnight before pitching yeast

 
22 °C   
 
1.038   
 
6.7
Week 2
Fast Ferment Test

Brix 5.0

 
20 °C   
 
1.007   
 
5.5
Week 2
Dry Hopped

Added 200g of elderflowers loose direct to fermenter Brix 5

 
20 °C   
 
1.007   
 
5.5
Week 3
Fast Ferment Test

Brix 5 Will give it another 2 days before crash-chilling & fining

 
20 °C   
 
1.005   
 
6
Week 3
Fermentation Complete

Siphoned into bottling bucket & into fridge for a few days a 3C pre-fining Didn’t bother with hydrometer coz refractometer & brix works ok Froze on one side in bottling bucket - 08/08/20- hopefully some yeast survived

 
20 °C   
 
1.005   
 
5.5
Week 5
Packaged

Primed 100g DME 100g Corn Sugar Into Cornelius Keg

 
3 °C   
 
1.005   
 
5.5
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg United Kingdom - Golden Promise3.5 kg Golden Promise 37 3 88.6%
0.23 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 50L0.225 kg Crystal 50L 34 50 5.7%
0.23 kg United Kingdom - Cara Malt0.225 kg Cara Malt 35 17.5 5.7%
3.95 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Sorachi Ace30 g Sorachi Ace Hops Leaf/Whole 11.1 Boil 90 min 26.74 33.3%
20 g Mount Hood20 g Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 6.45 22.2%
20 g Tettnanger20 g Tettnanger Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 15 min 5.5 22.2%
20 g Motueka20 g Motueka Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 15 min 8.55 22.2%
90 g / £ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.3 L Fly Sparge -- 65 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
100 g Elderflowers Herb Boil 15 min.
250 g Elderflowers Herb Primary 5 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 77 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 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
"Elderflower Pale" Standard/Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Andy https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/259853/elderflower-pale. All Grain, ABV 3.85%, IBU 47.24, SRM 6.9, Fermentables: ( Golden Promise, Crystal 50L, Cara Malt) Hops: (Sorachi Ace, Mount Hood, Tettnanger, Motueka) Other: (Elderflowers)
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Gallons
Cost £ Cost %
Fermentables £
Steeping Grains
(Extract Only)		 £
Hops £
Yeast £
Other £
Cost Per Barrel £ 0.00
Cost Per Pint £ 0.00
Total Cost £ 0.00
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