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Citrallenger - The second of todays brews and my 50th All Grain brew anniversary, this called for something a bit special. I'm thinking that the spicy peppery Challenger are going to Blend well with the Herbal pungency of the Citra, backed up by a very solid bitterness from the Centennial Hops.
A pretty big beer, double IPA bla bla

Fermentables:
Lager Malt - 52.6%
Pale Malt - 32.4%
Flaked Oats - 5.4%
Caramalt - 5%
Wheat Malt - 4.6%

Hops:
Centennial Whole - 11.5 % 60 mins - 41g (FWH)
Centennial Whole - 11.5 % 30 mins - 51g
Challenger Whole - 7.6 % 0 mins - 50g (80c Steep for 30mins)
Citra Pellet - 11.1 % 0 mins - 31g (80c Steep for 30mins)

Final Volume: 15 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.070
Final Gravity: 1.017
Alcohol Content: 6.9% ABV
Total Liquor: 24.2 Litres
Mash Liquor: 11.8 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 80 %
Bitterness: 118 EBU
Colour: 10 EBC

Yeast: Safale US-05
Mashed for 90mins
Liquor Treatment: GW Calc General Purpose

Malts and temp:

Centennial were used to bitter at 60mins & 30mins:

Batch sparge liquor at 77c running to mash tun:

Action shot, in go the lates:


Annoyingly the Pellet hops clogged up my 'Works like magic everytime' regular hop-stopper, so pretty slow run-off to fermenter... Just a couple of OG points low.

Easy brewday bar the slow run-off, doing a bit different hop schedule on this one, with the 2 centennial bittering additions and just one fairly large Aroma steep at 80c.

Likey Likey!

Nice and congrats on your 50th hope it went well

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Congratulations on your golden brew day! Did you do anything special to mark the occasion? I think it's traditional to have a beer or two

Well I do something special just about every day, if tradition is a beer or two

nice one ade! That's gonna be a cracker! Fancy a bottle swap again any time?

aye... you know where I am. I'll wait while I've got this and my other beer bottled and we'll sort something out.
I could probably do; London Porter, Odd Ends Stout, Rangeleys Ale, Trashy Blonde, Phlegm, and the couple still in the FVs.
The stout is a cracker, porter drinking very well, Trashy is tasty, Phlegm is strong and belgian, Rangeleys is just a Saazy Blonde

Nice! Aye I've still got a couple in FV's that will need bottling. I've got

Kolsch V2, Lothlórien V2 (belgian wit), California Common (steam), All Citra Pale, London Porter, and maybe a IIPA but it is WAY to bitter at the moment! Also gonna be brewing up 20L of stout this Friday before my night shift!

looks like a good un ade

still not sent you them beers yet

me neither... give us an addressee name and I'll sort it... it can't just be Critch can it?

just having a taster bottle, I'd better remember its close to 7%.

Hard to describe, a full on bitterness, different to anything I've ever tasted, probably needs a week or two more.