Columbus IPA

[mr.c]

New set up



Columbus IPA
Batch size 30 litres
Boil size 39.75 litres
Boil time 90 minutes
Grain weight 7.91 kilograms
Efficiency 70%
Original gravity 1.060
Final gravity 1.016
Alcohol (by volume) 5.7%
Bitterness (IBU) 56
Color (SRM) 6.8°L
Yeast
WLP051 California V Ale

Grains/Extracts/Sugars
7.91 kilograms
Maris Otter 38ppg, 4°L 6 kilograms 75.9%
Vienna 35ppg, 4°L 1 kilograms 12.6%
Crystal 10L 35ppg, 10°L 0.45 kilograms 5.7%

Hops
143 grams
Columbus hops 14%, Whole 143 grams
Mash
60 minutes, 51.32 litres
Strike Target 67°C 19.44 litres
74°C
60 minutes (+0)
Sparge
Target 77°C 31.88 litres
80°C
Boil
90 minutes, 39.75 litres
Columbus hops
14%, Whole 14 grams 60 minutes
Columbus hops
14%, Whole 21 grams 45 minutes
Columbus hops
14%, Whole 23 grams 20 minutes
Wort chiller 15 minutes
Columbus hops
14%, Whole 43 grams 10 minutes
Columbus hops
14%, Whole 43 grams 0 minutes (+90)
Ferment
21 days @ 19-21°C
Rack to secondary 7 days (+14)

Made up a starter (5 days ago) and decanted the wort into two water bottles (hope to get some yeast that's still in suspension) and add the yeast slurry that's left



Hops



Mash grains temp, under let the mash tun for the first time



Spot on 67c, under let worked very well and a lot let grains clumping



Pumping back into the tun for clear runnings




First run off's




Cold break



fermenter




Ended up with 28L AT 1.055

[lancsSteve]

Your setup is looking SO sweet there - and a top brewday.

What was the pump hidden in the neat little box?

Is it all reinforced tube rather than silicone or reinforced silicone?

Will have to pick your brains on underletting.

Fermentation freezer looking sweet as well - watch your back lifting them in and out though eh!

Hope to get to play on it all after Easter!

[flytact]

I'm finishing up a keg of pale dry hopped with Columbus. Never tried it before and its very interesting. Piney, yet fruity.