AG#43 Altonrea Best Bitter Mk.2

[charliemartin]

This was meant to be a rebrew (is there such a word?) of my 16th all grain beer. The original was (is) one of my favourite brews. I made some small tweaks to the hop schedule due to differing AA values plus I added a little extra in the shape of some steeped Mosaic hops at the end. These had already been used for dry hopping my last brew before bagging and freezing. Looking for a little extra fruitiness from them.
A few firsts today as well as I have some new equipment since my last brewday. A new 50 litre pot (from Brewbuilder) with 3Kw element and 12" hop stopper. A refractometer and Ph meter. I am also using WY1469 yeast for the first time.
Also first time using Castle Chateau Pale Malt from the Homebrew Company.
Pre-boil gravity seemed a bit low at 1.029 and with only a 60 minute boil planned it would require a fair bit of evaporation from the new set up to reach predicted OG of 1.041.
Anyhow I ended up with 26 litres at 1.036 so perhaps a 90 minute boil would have got me nearer to 23 litres @ 1.041. Unfortunately I just didn't have the time to do it.
It will hopefully be a nice sessionable bitter though.

Altonrea Best Bitter Mk.2

Date: 20th January 2016

Gyle Number: 43

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Castle Chateau Pale Ale M 7 EBC 7 lbs. 11.4 oz 3500 grams 87.5%
Crystal Malt 150 EBC 0 lbs. 14.0 oz 400 grams 10%
Oat Flakes 2.5 EBC 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 100 grams 2.5%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Target Whole 11.61 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 10 grams 10%
East Kent Goldings Whole 5.02 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 1.0 oz 28 grams 28%
East Kent Goldings Whole 5.02 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 0.8 oz 22 grams 22%
Mosaic Whole 14.1 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 40%


Final Volume: 26 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.036
Final Gravity: 1.009
Alcohol Content: 3.5% ABV
Total Liquor: 39.6 Litres
Mash Liquor: 16 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 79 %
Bitterness: 29.9 EBU
Colour: 26 EBC

Checked it today and there is a nice krausen formed and a wonderful fruity smell from the FV. Yum!

Cheers,
Charliemartin

[charliemartin]

Checked the brewfridge this morning to find the yeast spewing out of the FV. Quick cleanup and a skim to top crop some for next brew.