AG#18 - 366 Squadron APA
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 12:34 pm
I finally got around to brewing an AG beer with plenty of hops in on Saturday morning. Not really sure why it has taken me so long, but I just suppose I have been enjoying brewing mainly English style brews up until now.
I've got a couple more planned this year in the shape of an American Amarillo Amber and also an American El Dorado Brown ale........
The brewday started early and I was in my brewshed at 06:15. I now set my HLT to come on with a timer, so it was nice and hot and ready to go. After a bit of faffing around and moving some bits out of my shed, the mash was all doughed in and started at 06:45. The rest of the brewday went quite well and I was all done by lunchtime, with just the clean up to do later.
I popped in to see Kyle_T the week before, and had a beer, chat, a look at his BM in action and also came away with some Wibblers Brewery Yeast, so I grew this up a bit in the week and decided use it in my APA.
I ended up with 23.5L in the FV @1.050, instead of a planned 23L @1.048, so it was good to see that my efficiency has gone up a few percent.
The yeast was pitched after lunch and fermentation was well under way within 24 hours and now seems even more vigorous today, with the krausen touching the inside of the lid on my FV.
366 Squadron APA
American Pale Ale
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 23.5
Total Grain (kg): 5.400
Total Hops (g): 163.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.050 (°P): 12.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (°P): 3.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.91 %
Colour (SRM): 5.6 (EBC): 11.1
Bitterness (IBU): 39.2 (Tinseth)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 69
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
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2.430 kg Maris Otter Malt (45%)
2.430 kg Weyermann Vienna Malt (45%)
0.270 kg Caramalt (5%)
0.270 kg Torrified Wheat (5%)
Hop Bill
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17.0 g Chinook Leaf (14.8% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
25.0 g Chinook Leaf (14.8% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1.1 g/L)
25.0 g Equinox Pellet (15.6% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1.1 g/L)
25.0 g Chinook Leaf (14.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) (1.1 g/L)
25.0 g Equinox Pellet (15.6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) (1.1 g/L)
*Edit* 46.0 g Equinox Pellet (Dry Hop) (2.0 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Half a Protofloc Tablet @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
Single step Infusion at 66°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18-19°C with Wibblers Brewery Yeast
Notes
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Graham Wheelers Dry Pale Ale Water Profile
CRS @0.7ml/L
Alkalinity - 22.5mg/l CaCO3
Mash pH - 5.50
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
I have even made a little label for the brew, so you can get an idea of where the name is coming from.
Cheers
MB
I've got a couple more planned this year in the shape of an American Amarillo Amber and also an American El Dorado Brown ale........
The brewday started early and I was in my brewshed at 06:15. I now set my HLT to come on with a timer, so it was nice and hot and ready to go. After a bit of faffing around and moving some bits out of my shed, the mash was all doughed in and started at 06:45. The rest of the brewday went quite well and I was all done by lunchtime, with just the clean up to do later.
I popped in to see Kyle_T the week before, and had a beer, chat, a look at his BM in action and also came away with some Wibblers Brewery Yeast, so I grew this up a bit in the week and decided use it in my APA.
I ended up with 23.5L in the FV @1.050, instead of a planned 23L @1.048, so it was good to see that my efficiency has gone up a few percent.
The yeast was pitched after lunch and fermentation was well under way within 24 hours and now seems even more vigorous today, with the krausen touching the inside of the lid on my FV.
366 Squadron APA
American Pale Ale
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 23.5
Total Grain (kg): 5.400
Total Hops (g): 163.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.050 (°P): 12.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (°P): 3.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.91 %
Colour (SRM): 5.6 (EBC): 11.1
Bitterness (IBU): 39.2 (Tinseth)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 69
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
2.430 kg Maris Otter Malt (45%)
2.430 kg Weyermann Vienna Malt (45%)
0.270 kg Caramalt (5%)
0.270 kg Torrified Wheat (5%)
Hop Bill
----------------
17.0 g Chinook Leaf (14.8% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
25.0 g Chinook Leaf (14.8% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1.1 g/L)
25.0 g Equinox Pellet (15.6% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1.1 g/L)
25.0 g Chinook Leaf (14.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) (1.1 g/L)
25.0 g Equinox Pellet (15.6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) (1.1 g/L)
*Edit* 46.0 g Equinox Pellet (Dry Hop) (2.0 g/L)
Misc Bill
----------------
Half a Protofloc Tablet @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
Single step Infusion at 66°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18-19°C with Wibblers Brewery Yeast
Notes
----------------
Graham Wheelers Dry Pale Ale Water Profile
CRS @0.7ml/L
Alkalinity - 22.5mg/l CaCO3
Mash pH - 5.50
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
I have even made a little label for the brew, so you can get an idea of where the name is coming from.
Cheers
MB