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AG#15 - Apple Pie Ale (BIAB)

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 12:28 pm
by windrider
Brewed this for my Christmas stocks. It’s finished fermenting, so the last additions of the Apples will be getting added in the next few days.

Found the recipe in Novembers BYO magazine and made some slight tweaks. Fingers crossed this will turn out okay…first time using fruit in a beer. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out!

Recipe Overview

Original Gravity (OG): 1.064
IBU's (Tinseth): 22
Colour: 36.7 EBC = 18.7 SRM
Kettle Efficiency: 76.4 %

Times and Temperatures

Mash: 90 mins at 66 C = 150.8 F
Boil: 90 min
Ferment: 14 days at 20 C = 68 F

The Grain Bill

78.8% Maris Otter (5.5 EBC = 2.8 SRM) 4942 grams = 10.89 pounds
15.2% Crystal Malt (130 EBC = 66 SRM) 950 grams = 2.1 pounds
3% Special B (300 EBC = 152.3 SRM) 188 grams = 0.41 pounds
3% Carapils (4 EBC = 2 SRM) 188 grams = 0.41 pounds

The Hop Bill (Based on Tinseth Formula)

16.1 IBU EKG Pellets (5.2%AA) 30.6 grams = 1.08 ounces at 60 mins
5.9 IBU EKG Pellets (5.2%AA) 18.6 grams = 0.658 ounces at 20 mins

Miscellaneous Ingredients

Pink Lady Apples - 227grams at 15 mins
Pink Lady APples - 900 grams added after fermentation
1 Cinamon stick (crushed) at 5 mins

Chilling Method: Immersion Chiller

Fermentation & Conditioning

Fermentation: S-04 for 14 days at 20 C = 68 F

Loving the new scales:
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Mash on:
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Apples & Cinamon boil additions:
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Chilling:
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New camlocks:
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Really pleased with the colour:
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Re: AG#15 - Apple Pie Ale (BIAB)

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 1:44 pm
by sbond10
Really liking the looks of this stop tempting me ha

Re: AG#15 - Apple Pie Ale (BIAB)

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:22 pm
by chefgage
Looks good that. Might have to give it a go next year using apples from my garden

Re: AG#15 - Apple Pie Ale (BIAB)

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:44 pm
by windrider
sbond10 wrote:Really liking the looks of this stop tempting me ha
If it comes out any good i'll give you a shout near Christmas and try and get a bottle up to you :o