Azacca Pale Ale

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Azacca Pale Ale

Post by Matt in Birdham » Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:36 pm

Not tried Azacca before, but heard good things about it and got 1/2 lb of 2016 crop with my last US order.
Went for something a bit lighter this time - this is the first sub-5% beer I have brewed all year, and should be a nice change from the heavier stuff (should have been a summer brew really). WLP002 again, fermented at 20c for a little bit of fruitiness which I hope will complement the azacca.

Went a bit crazy and bought myself a new fridge to replace the broken one - fits the chronical like a glove, so fingers crossed this one will go the distance. Not too much effort to cut my old shelf down either (the new fridge is a fair bit narrower than the old one).

This grist is based on the old Smurto Golden Ale, which is/was a bit of a favourite down under:
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 28.92 l
Post Boil Volume: 22.92 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 22.00 l
Bottling Volume: 22.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.048 SG
Estimated Color: 9.1 EBC
Estimated IBU: 37.0 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3.50 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 1 72.9 %
0.50 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 2 10.4 %
0.50 kg Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 3 10.4 %
0.20 kg Caramalt (Thomas Fawcett) (29.6 EBC) Grain 4 4.2 %
0.10 kg Acidulated (Weyermann) (3.5 EBC) Grain 5 2.1 %
10.00 g Magnum [12.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 15.6 IBUs
30.00 g Azacca [13.70 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 19.4 IBUs
50.00 g Azacca [15.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 1.0 Hop 8 2.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) [35.49 Yeast 9 -


Mash Schedule: NO SPARGE
Total Grain Weight: 4.80 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 33.17 l of water at 70.2 C 66.0 C 75 min
Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 7 min 75.6 C 10 min

Sparge: If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Notes:
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Lime softened water with Gypsum added to increase calcium (to 150ppm SO4)
alkalinity after softening ~10ppm CaCO3 (!)? Gypsum added to the 50l of water pre softening to provide extra Ca

3g CaCl added to mash

water profile (approx)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2
mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l

105.6 3.0 13.0 72.2 150.0

Mash ph initially high at 5.6, added 100g acidulated (wheat malt put the calc off?? calc was 5.42)
pH 5.3/4 after 100g acidulated addition and 10 minutes

pre-boil volume a little short with high OG, liquored back with 1l of lime softened water to approx 7.7usg @ 1.037

22.5 litres in FV @ 1.048

pitched 1l starter (~0.75 m/ml/p) of WLP002 wort @ 19.2, brewpi set for 20c.
Hit the SG bang on:
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Perhaps a little bit darker than I was expecting:
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The new fridge setup:
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Re: Azacca Pale Ale

Post by alix101 » Thu Dec 15, 2016 12:35 am

Still pretty light the munich adds more colour than you expect so with the crystal your going to get some more .
Looks a nice brew lovely and clear.
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Re: Azacca Pale Ale

Post by BrannigansLove » Thu Dec 15, 2016 11:50 am

Be interested to see how this turns out, I bought a load of Azacca the other day, but not used it yet.

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Re: Azacca Pale Ale

Post by Matt in Birdham » Thu Dec 15, 2016 3:22 pm

BrannigansLove wrote:Be interested to see how this turns out, I bought a load of Azacca the other day, but not used it yet.
Just kegged today, so I will report back in a few days (giving it a blast at 40psi for a day or two to speed things up a bit).

Tasted OK but not mind blowing going in - I think probably just because it is a lighter beer than I have been brewing. Certainly fresh and fruity, carb should give it a bit of (apparent) body.

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Re: Azacca Pale Ale

Post by BrannigansLove » Fri Dec 16, 2016 11:31 am

Matt in Birdham wrote:
BrannigansLove wrote:Be interested to see how this turns out, I bought a load of Azacca the other day, but not used it yet.
Just kegged today, so I will report back in a few days (giving it a blast at 40psi for a day or two to speed things up a bit).

Tasted OK but not mind blowing going in - I think probably just because it is a lighter beer than I have been brewing. Certainly fresh and fruity, carb should give it a bit of (apparent) body.
I'm planning on mixing it with some other hops (Galaxy & Rakau), fresh & fruity is what I'm hoping for, so this is promising.

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