This is my third back in the sadle brew and everythings going pretty smoothly now.
It's the first time I'd used Gypsum and CaCl additions and the first time with an air stone for airation.
I hit my OG and Hit a decent PH I'm pretty happy with this one:
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 26.66 L
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 6.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.50 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 90.00 %
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
0.25 kg Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
5.00 gm Magnum - 12 months old [8.00 %] (60 min) Hops 4.2 IBU (First Wart Hop)
25.00 gm Aurora - BB - 2010 [8.10 %] (60 min) Hops 19.4 IBU
25.00 gm Aurora - BB - 2010 [8.10 %] (15 min) Hops 9.6 IBU
25.00 gm Aurora - BB - 2010 [8.10 %] (5 min) Hops 3.9 IBU
50.00 gm Bobek - BB - 2010 [5.20 %] (0 min) Hops Steeped at 80'C for 30 min
25.00 gm Bobek - BB - 2010 [5.20 %] (Dry Hop 7 dayHops -
1.32 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [StartYeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 5.00 kg
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Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 13.04 L of water at 74.4 C 67.8 C
10 min Mash Out Add 7.30 L of water at 91.5 C 75.6 C
Notes:
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Water Adjustment:
Additions:
Gypsum 300 mg/l
Calcium Chloride 84 mg/l
Salt 28mg/l
Gives:
Alkalinity (HCO3) 50
Calcium (Ca) 104
Chloride (Cl) 157.9
Sulphate (SO4) 315.7
Magnesium (Mg) 9
Sodium (Na) 30
Mash PH = 5.4 measured
Back in the Bathroom brewery:
I might have ran the airstone just a bit too long!
Just waiting for it to cool down the last few degrees to pitching temp!
