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West Coast Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 45 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: James Bird
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 139 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Saturday October 19th 2013

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

4.2%

IBU (tinseth):

45.5

SRM (morey):

7.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 kg	German - Pale Ale7 kg Pale Ale	39	2.3	87.5%
0.40 kg	United Kingdom - Crystal 70L0.4 kg Crystal 70L	34	70	5%
0.40 kg	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.4 kg Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	5%
0.20 kg	Canadian - Honey Malt0.2 kg Honey Malt	37	25	2.5%
8 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
5 g	Columbus5 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	14.6	First Wort	0 min	3.07	1.2%
56 g	Citra56 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Whirlpool at 90 °C	15 min	9.24	12.9%
56 g	Columbus56 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	14.6	Whirlpool at 90 °C	15 min	12.27	12.9%
56 g	Mosaic56 g Mosaic Hops	Pellet	12.4	Whirlpool at 90 °C	15 min	10.42	12.9%
56 g	Nelson Sauvin56 g Nelson Sauvin Hops	Pellet	12.5	Whirlpool at 90 °C	15 min	10.5	12.9%
68 g	Citra68 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Dry Hop	5 days		15.7%
68 g	Mosaic68 g Mosaic Hops	Pellet	12.4	Dry Hop	5 days		15.7%
68 g	Nelson Sauvin68 g Nelson Sauvin Hops	Pellet	12.5	Dry Hop	5 days		15.7%
433 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
61 g	Columbus (Pellet) 61 g Columbus (Pellet) Hops	15.34	14.1%
124 g	Citra (Pellet) 124 g Citra (Pellet) Hops	9.24	28.6%
124 g	Mosaic (Pellet) 124 g Mosaic (Pellet) Hops	10.42	28.6%
124 g	Nelson Sauvin (Pellet) 124 g Nelson Sauvin (Pellet) Hops	10.5	28.6%
433 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
20 L	Mash	Infusion	--	70 °C	45 min
3 L	Top Up	Infusion	--	70 °C	5 min
15 L	Batch 1	Sparge	--	73 °C	10 min
15 L	Batch 2 / Mash Out	Sparge	--	76 °C	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient		Other	Boil	15 min.
1 each	Protofloc		Fining	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	72%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	15 - 24 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	18 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 336 B cells required

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Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
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Notes

Brewed Sunday 18th January 2015.
Recipe based on Kelsey McNairs Session IPA with a slightly tweaked grain bill and different hops.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/stone-ballast-point-kelsey-mcnair-collaboration-201080/
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=11610.0

Mashed in with 20L water at strike temp of 78oC. Mash temp of 69oC (target 70oC). Mash pH looks about right from pH strips (perhaps a little more towards 5.2 than 5.5).
Top up with 3L of water at end of the mash to recover 15L of wort
Batch sparge with 2 x 15L water to recover a total volume of 45L for the boil.

Calcium Sulphate (as gypsum): 4g to malt grist and 5g to the boil
Calcium Chloride added to the strike water as 33% solution (not as dihydrate) so scaling / correction factor = 110.98 g/mol (anhydrous) / 147.014 g/mol (dihydrate) * 3 = 2.26. 3.5 x 2.26 = 7.91 mL.
Lactic Acid (88%) added to strike water (5.6 mL) and to sparge water (3.3 mL).

Rehydrated 2 packets US-05 in 2 x 110 mL cooled boiled water at 37oC.

Sprinkle yeast onto surface of water in a glass bottle, cover with foil and let stand for 15 mins.
Stir yeast with sanitised spoon and let stand for 5 mins.
Stir again to form a cream and let stand for 5 mins.
Bring down to wort temperature by adding small increments of cooled boiled water.
Pitch into beer within 30 mins.

Beer 1 (no clarity ferm / carrier fermentor) 21L at 1.047 (after dilution) yeast pitched at 23oC
Beer 2 yeast (+ clarity ferm / no carrier) pitched at 18oC
Beers fermented in our cellar storage at 15-15.5oC.

Collected 2 samples to run an FFT at ambient in our kitchen (21-25oC).

24/01/15 - FFT results. Beer 1 = 1.014. Beer 2 = 1.013. Did a diacetyl test on each sample and definitely diacetyl after heating the samples and then cooling (repeated 5 days later and much less diacetyl).

25/01/15 (Sun, Day 8) Moved into the boiler room at 21oC for "d-rest" before dry hopping.

28/01/15 (Wed, Day 11) - Dry hops added 34g of each varietal in each beer (so 102g DH in ~20L beer [~5 g/L]). Decided against adding Columbus as planned as the hops just did not smell as good as the others (perhaps a little oxidised as the other packets were all opened fresh for the brewday but the columbus was opened a few brewdays ago). Samples taken for gravity readings. Beer 1 = 1.014. Beer 2 = 1.013. Ran a diacetyl test and a small amount detected.

02/02/15 (Mon, Day 16) - Taken to the attic to crash chill (5 days on DH). Attic temp (1oC).

05/02/15 (Thurs, Day 19) - Kegged both beers in corny kegs that had been CO2 purged by transferring a full keg of Starsan from one keg to another under pressure.

Hydro samples tasted fantastic. Very clear and great hop aroma and low / moderate bitterness. Beer was at 3oC after crash chilling so took a while to warm up.

Kegs hooked up to CO2 and purged again before adding 2 bar (30 psi) pressure.

FG = 1.013 for both beers, so 4.5% ABV.

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Final Yield

	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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