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Bells Double 2 Hearted Ale Clone

269 calories 22.3 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Double IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.59 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.84 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.082 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 269 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday May 20th 2021
1.082
1.013
9.6%
59.4
7.6
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
28 lb US - Pale 2-Row28 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 73.7%
6 lb American - Pale Ale6 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 15.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.6%
2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 5.3%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 2.6%
38 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Centennial2.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 45 min 27.49 18.5%
2.50 oz Centennial2.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 30 min 23.01 18.5%
2.50 oz Centennial2.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool 10 min 8.92 18.5%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 3 days 14.8%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 5 days 14.8%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 7 days 14.8%
13.50 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.37 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 275 B cells required
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 275 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Brew Day: 5/22/21
Had an odd mash where i got the OG only to 1.082 per my Tilt. This is using my mill and so am not sure what is going on for not getting to 1.1 OG. I wonder if it's something in BF or my water chemistry is lacking. I did have a screw up where i ran the mash tun dry at one point, but then took all the water into the kettle, heated it up to 162 and sent it back to the tun to mash. I did find a perfect in/out balance at one point and marked it on the knob of the MT, pump, and flame.

5/27: first dry hop. 1.5 oz of centennial for each carboy.

6/3: The Safale one appears to have completed its ferment (the Tilt is reading 1.001 which is nonsense. Although i did just retare the Tilt and it is now reading 1.000 in the Safale carboy) but the WLP 051 is stuck at 1.049 or so even after bringing it upstairs to get up to 71 degrees temp today. Need to repitch that one. Will restart the dry hops when i pitch the new yeast.

6/4: Re-pitched with Safale US05.

6/12: Did a second repitch with Safale US05 as it has been stuck only went from 1.049 to 1.033 in a week. Also added 2.5 tbs of yeast stimulator. Fingers crossed it will ferment out in the next few days.


Rebrew Day: 5/27/2023
Maxing my grain bill out at 35 lbs to see if that gives me better efficiency and will add acid as well to drop the Ph.
Using Nottingham yeast - 3 packs and trying out some Vic Secret for the second carboy.
Added 1 Tbsp lactic acid
Added 1/2 tab of campden.
Mash in at 150.
Only getting 1.064 in the mash tun before draining
After adding 3 pots of sparge water(120 degrees), kettle was at 13 gallons at 1.067

1.085 after boil per viewer

Ended up with 9.75 in the kettle due to me not paying attention to boil.

1.086 OG per the Tilt

Added 2,2,3 oz of centennial
Added 1,1,1 oz of vic secret for dry hopping. Instead of 2 days apart, was more like 7.
First dry hop addition: 5/29
Middle one: not sure but likely 6/7
Last hop addition was 6/15.

9/1/23: Final verdict. Don't need but 1oz per dry hop for the centennial. The Vic secret is a really nice dry hop with this one!
Nottingham yeast was a beast and got me where I wanted to go with 3 packs and no stuck ferment this time.

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