Recipe critique please :- and it needs a name too.

[Deebee]

I had some spare time so i had a play with Beersmith. It allowed me to have a look at all the grain descriptions etc too.

I also wanted to use the hops i have left . It is sort of based on another recipe i had played with before but hops are slightly different and i have had to adjust for efficiency.

So i came up with a recipe to be brewed over 2 days in the up and coming school half term. ( 2 days being made and warmed to 80 degrees for 10 minutes before being put in an FV then boiled day 2...)



Based on very poor efficiency i know i got during the last brew i have reset the values on beersmith this one. It gives me three alternatives in regard to the strength and bitterness etc.

The recipe is now based on 65 % efficiency .


The recipe is as follows and is for a 20 liter batch.

Grain
4340 MO
250 crystal (50)
80 gram Chocolate

hops
28g Northdown ( 7.6%%) 60 mins
20 g first gold(6.2%%) 15 mins
20 g crystal ( 4.9% %) 1 min
10 g first gold (6.2%) 1 min-

The late addition of first gold is basically to finish up what i have left before i make another order.

I'm going to use either Safeale 04 for this or most likely Wyeast 1068 ESB. I know it is not really an ESB but the yeast will only go to waste if not and it might give a nice results

Based on 65 % this gives me an og of 1048 and IBU which is nice

however if i should get efficiency of 70 % it raises the OG to 1051

if i get really good efficiency and manage 75% then the OG goes to 1055.

As far as i understand though should i get less beer at a higher OG than i want i can dilute it by use of the Beersmith dilution tool to the amount i want ( although this will change the OG

Is there a tool on Beersmith that will help me find the efficiency per brew?

I also need a name for this one. I am based in Norway, where this type of beer is not usual ( its mostly pilsner and lager)

Northern ( not so ) lights is one... ( we can see the NL from the house when they are around.)

Northern Spark was another one

So Gents, critique and suggestions greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[trucker5774]

http://www.hopandgrain.com/formulator.aspx This link may be of use for you to play with some figures for your efficiency. I use it all the time, dead easy.

Sticking with the Northern theme and the efficiency issue , call it Northern Mystery........the recipe looks fine. Run it through the above link.

[Deebee]

http://www.hopandgrain.com/formulator.aspx This link may be of use for you to play with some figures for your efficiency. I use it all the time, dead easy.

Sticking with the Northern theme and the efficiency issue , call it Northern Mystery........the recipe looks fine. Run it through the above link.

Hi, yeah the efficiency works out the same as i got in Beersmith. I basically changed the brewhouse efficiency section each time to give me the details. it will be interesting to see how it looks after i have collected the figures etc.

I wonder what i should expect as PRE boil OG at 65, 70 and 75 %?

I just found that i only have 3900 in pale malt and have ordered more. I just hope it arrives in time. otherwise i may be forced to buy some pilsner malt in order to keep the sugar amounts up- Idon't want this one dropping under 4 %

I guess i'll have to play in beersmith again and see what i get. I can pick up pilsner malt really easy here ( its about the only thing that i can get easilly here though)

Lets hope the place i ordered the extra malt comes through. TBH even with the UK postal strike i would expect the suff to arrive before the 6th October.

As for the name Northern Mystery. i like that and will add it to the short list

there is also nordic mystery as well i suppose.