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Pale Wonder
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Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU

5.00 kg Pale Malt 2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 91.74 %
0.45 kg Lyle's Golden Syrup (0.0 SRM)
30.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.00 %] (90 min) Hops 19.2 IBU
15.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.00 %] (60 min) Hops 9.0 IBU
20.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Barnsley B Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.055 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.012 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.07 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 28.2 IBU Calories: 90 cal/l
Est Color: 4.8 SRM Color: Color

John

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It should be OK. I Presuming you get about 65ish % efficiency, you should get a nicely balanced light ale.

Having a play with the EKG are we?

Yeh, it's the first time with beersmith, and a first for single malt. single hop!
Just want to run it by the experts to save 5hrs wwasted brewing tomorrow.

John

My only concern is that if you hit 75% efficiency or higher, you're going to be in the 1.060's gravity wise, then the hop schedule might be a bit weak. You could always dry hop later, or you could just write it up to experience. You may also find you despise EKG!

TBH you can't go wrong with a pale/goldings single varietal brew; it was my first AG and I loved it! The trick is to get the IBUs right where your hop rate/ mash efficiency comes into play.

Maybe notch up the goldings? Even after 10 AG brews I find the biggest mistake I ALWAYS make is under-collecting wort.

I think the Syrup could make the beer a bit thin for a strongish ale like this. I'd drop it or add some crystal for body.