BIAB # 15 - Brambling X Pale Ale

[liamtmt7]

As the workers finished early today and I had the day off I decided to get a brew on the go. Bought these hops with my latest Malt Miller order specifically to brew this single hop ale so lets see how it goes.

Mid way through the boil in a very uneventful brew day so far - no pictures I am afraid.

On track to be my quickest brew to date having started around 1pm.

OG is below Brewmates expectations but I fancied this as a quaffable summer brew so somewhere between 4% - 4.5%

Brambling X
English IPA

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 23.0
Total Grain (kg): 4.260
Total Hops (g): 220.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.044 (°P): 11.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (°P): 2.8
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.32 %
Colour (SRM): 11.1 (EBC): 21.8
Bitterness (IBU): 43.3 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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4.000 kg Maris Otter Malt (93.9%)
0.160 kg Wheat Malt (3.76%)
0.100 kg Chocolate (2.35%)

Hop Bill
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40.0 g Bramling Cross Leaf (5.87% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1.7 g/L)
30.0 g Bramling Cross Leaf (5.87% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)
50.0 g Bramling Cross Leaf (5.87% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (2.2 g/L)
30.0 g Bramling Cross Leaf (5.87% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)
70.0 g Bramling Cross Leaf (5.87% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (3 g/L)

Misc Bill
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1.1 g Irish Moss @ 15 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 67°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Danstar Nottingham


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[liamtmt7]

Checked in on this tonight and its fermenting away nicely.

Fantastic

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Just out of interest to end up with 23l of beer what did you start off with in your boil pan?

[liamtmt7]

I ended up with just shy of 24L with a 34L strike water, no sparge but left the grain bag tondrain over a SS colindar which gave me the extra 1L I think

Do you BIAB?

[seymour]

Great looking recipe, I can't wait to hear how it tastes.

Cheers!

[liamtmt7]

Had a few bottles of this recently and it is a lovely brew. .

Lovely creamy head, good hop profile, very easy to drink.

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Yes I BIAB. Getting a brew on tomoz myself.

[woblylegs]

did one similar a few months back but only used pale malt.
lovely easy drinking beer.

[liamtmt7]

not many of these left now, going down a treat.

Didnt dry hop in the end up, wish I had though - certainly something to think about for next time.

[far9410]

That's a lot of hops!

[Bad 'Ed]

Isn't that far too many hops? I was thinking you might use around 50/60g so I was surprised it was over 200g! Are the beers really blackcurranty?

[liamtmt7]

I didn't dry hop in the end up. So take 70g off the total.

I wish I had though, the beer lacks a bit of hop flavour - but is still a nice beer.

Blackcurrant flavour does come through well.