Batch 1 of Stevie's Session

Dates
Date Brewed: 11 Dec 2010 Date Racked: 11 Dec 2010
Date Packaged: 11 Dec 2010 Date Ready: 11 Dec 2010


Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines
8A-English Pale Ale-Standard/Ordinary Bitter

Minimum OG: 1.032 SG Maximum OG: 1.040 SG
Minimum FG: 1.007 SG Maximum FG: 1.011 SG
Minimum IBU: 25 IBU Maximum IBU: 35 IBU
Minimum Color: 4.0 SRM Maximum Color: 14.0 SRM


Recipe Overview
Target Wort Volume Before Boil: 8.00 US gals Actual Wort Volume Before Boil: 7.50 US gals
Target Wort Volume After Boil: 6.72 US gals Actual Wort Volume After Boil: 6.52 US gals
Target Volume Transferred: 5.50 US gals Actual Volume Transferred: 5.50 US gals
Target Volume At Pitching: 5.50 US gals Actual Volume At Pitching: 5.50 US gals
Target Volume Of Finished Beer: 5.00 US gals Actual Volume Of Finished Beer: 5.00 US gals
Target Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.033 SG Actual Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.036 SG
Target OG: 1.040 SG Actual OG: 1.047 SG
Target FG: 1.012 SG Actual FG: 1.012 SG
Target Apparent Attenuation:: 69.9 % Actual Apparent Attenuation: 72.9 %
Target ABV: 3.7 % Actual ABV: 4.6 %
Target ABW: 2.9 % Actual ABW: 3.6 %
Target IBU (using Tinseth): 32.9 IBU Actual IBU: 33.0 IBU
Target Color (using Morey): 3.4 SRM Actual Color: 3.4 SRM
Target Mash Efficiency: 80.0 % Actual Mash Efficiency: 81.7 %
Target Fermentation Temp: 67 degF Actual Fermentation Temp: 67 degF


Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt - T.Fawcett 8lb 8oz 94.4 % 3.2 In Mash/Steeped
UK Wheat Malt 8.00 oz 5.6 % 0.1 In Mash/Steeped


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
German Northern Brewer 10.4 % 0.75 oz 25.6 Loose Pellet Hops 60 Min From End
German Northern Brewer 10.4 % 0.25 oz 6.6 Loose Pellet Hops 30 Min From End
Kent Goldings 4.9 % 1.00 oz 0.7 Loose Pellet Hops 1 Min From End


Other Ingredients
Ingredient Amount When


Yeast
White Labs WLP862-Cry Havoc


Water Profile
Target Profile: No Water Profile Chosen
Mash pH: 5.2
pH Adjusted with: Unadjusted

Total Calcium (ppm): 0 Total Magnesium (ppm): 0
Total Sodium (ppm): 0 Total Sulfate (ppm): 0
Total Chloride(ppm): 0 Total Bicarbonate (ppm): 0


Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Full Mash
Schedule Name: Single Step Infusion (67C/152F)

Step Type Temperature Duration
Rest at 152 degF 60


Mash Notes
1.5g CC


Boil Notes


Fermentation Notes
Aerated 30 seconds - just on.


Packaging Notes


Tasting Notes
Steve McKenna said this tastes more like a blonde - no flaws. Needs english yeast and hops to make it a bitter.