Golden Ale

[Otters]

Hi All,

A while since I posted any brew day info...

See recipe below; it all started a while back, brewing Summer Lighting, it seems a passage of rights to attempt this beer at least once, as a budding AG brewer.

Anyway, 4% of Crisp Maltings Cara added, to round off the mouth feel a bit and stand up to 39 IBU, the hop schedule sort of remains the same, albeit the bittering hops are added as a 'fisrt wort addition' and lots more steeping hops added post boil, way more than G.W. proposes in his book anyway...'

Take a look at the recipe below:



Otters Golden Ale

British Golden Ale (12 A)



Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 24.00 l
Boil Size: 29.88 l
Boil Time: 90 min
End of Boil Vol: 27.04 l
Final Bottling Vol: 22.00 l
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage


Date: 26 Oct 2015
Brewer: Otters
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Otters Craft Brewery
Efficiency: 73.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 85.2 %
Taste Rating: 30.0

5000.00 g Pale Malt, Maris Otter (4.5 EBC) Grain 1 95.5 %
235.00 g Cara (Crisp) (34.5 EBC) Grain 2 4.5 %
50.00 g Challenger [7.10 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 3 35.2 IBUs
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 4 -
20.00 g Goldings, East Kent [6.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 5 4.2 IBUs
30.00 g Goldings, East Kent [6.90 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 6 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg NBS Ale yeast I (The Malt Miller #NBS Ale Yeast I) Yeast 7 -


Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color

Est Original Gravity: 1.050 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.1 %
Bitterness: 39.4 IBUs
Est Color: 8.4 EBC

Measured Original Gravity: 1.048 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.0 %
Calories: 446.3 kcal/l


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Sparge Water: 21.47 l
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE


Total Grain Weight: 5235.00 g
Grain Temperature: 10.0 C
Tun Temperature: 10.0 C
Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps



Mash In Add 16.65 l of water at 77.3 C 66.7 C 90 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 21.47 l water at 75.6 C
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).



Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle
Pressure/Weight: 95.03 g
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 12.0 C
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage


Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Carbonation Used: Bottle with 95.03 g Table Sugar
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 18.3 C

all the best Otters

[seymour]

Sounds like a classic, hope it turns out well!