SSBC Batch 104 Fashion Show

6/21/18

WHAT's CHANGED: Changed around water profile for PROP batch (less calcium, more Na, 1.5:1 So4:Cl ratio vs about .3 before (greatly favoring Cl)). Also changed the water profile to this on the full beer also. Will not have quite enough vic secret so either using less in DH or adding a couple lbs galaxy. ADDED WHIRFLOC TO KETTLE FOR FIRST TIME EVER (only 1/2 the recommended dosing rate) and MADE FIRST BRITE TANK TRANSFER EVER ON IPA.

PRE-BREW NOTES: 1.5L into 1.5bbl prop batch THE DAY PRIOR (Fresh yeast delivered that day)

strike temp: 164
mash temp: 149.7
mash pH: 5.15
final runnings gravity: 1.023
pre-boil OG: 1.064
pre-boil pH: 5.12
post boil OG:
post boil pH: 5.06 (added 2 oz 75% phos acid to bring down from 5.12)
volume into FV: 10.75bbl (for total of 12.25bbl in FV)
OG: 1.077
pH: 5.05
KO time: 30 mins
KO oxygen PSI: 8
day 5 gravity: 1.017 (ABV:% Attenuation: %)
day 5 pH: 4.5
day 6 gravity: 1.016 (ABV: 8.01% Attenuation: 78%)
day 6 pH: 4.56
day 7 gravity:
day 7 pH:
final pH:
FG (day 12): (ABV: % Attenuation: %)

BREW DAY NOTES: added 2 oz phos acid post boil bc pH was 5.12. This brought it down to . Added 10 whirfloc tabs at end of boil (1/2 dosing rate) to try and minimize protein content into FV.

MISTAKES:

FERMENTATION: KO at 62, set temp 64. Held for 3 days and upped to 70. Dry hopped on day 3 (**2.4LBS/BBL vs 3LBS/BBL LAST TIME (25.5lbs vic secret and 3lbs 2018 galaxy bc not enough vic secret)). NO ROUSING EVER. Dropped trub day 5. Gravity 1.017 and pH 4.5. Gravity day 6 1.016 and pH 4.56. Fermenter capped on day 6 while temp still at 70 to induce the dropping out of polyphenols. Day 8 (6/29) dropped temp to 60. Dropped temp to 50 on 6/30. PSI got to about 4.5psi and stopped. Crashed on 7/1. 7/2 dropped trub from cone and racking arm and made FIRST BRITE TRANSFER. PROCESS: 15 psi on receiving tank, purge, 12psi, purge, fill it to 5 psi, let sit at least 5 mins and started the xfer. Very slow to start and increased on sufficient level of beer as to not agitate for DO pickup. Knocked head pressure to 10psi once transfer complete and set temp to 33.5. Will continue to raise head pressure back to 10psi each morning to induce more dropping out of things.

CARBONATION:

CANNING DAY:

RESULTS: Excellent beer. Reminds me of the first batch but out of the tank drinking like its in its prime. No harsh bite at all. Looks like the brite transfer is helping that issue