Batch 4 of Stevie's Session

Dates
Date Brewed: 15 Dec 2012 Date Racked: 15 Dec 2012
Date Packaged: 15 Dec 2012 Date Ready: 15 Dec 2012


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: 16.50 US gals Actual Wort Volume Before Boil: 15.00 US gals
Target Wort Volume After Boil: 14.00 US gals Actual Wort Volume After Boil: 13.50 US gals
Target Volume Transferred: 12.00 US gals Actual Volume Transferred: 12.00 US gals
Target Volume At Pitching: 12.00 US gals Actual Volume At Pitching: 12.00 US gals
Target Volume Of Finished Beer: 12.00 US gals Actual Volume Of Finished Beer: 12.00 US gals
Target Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.033 SG Actual Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041 SG
Target OG: 1.039 SG Actual OG: 1.047 SG
Target FG: 1.010 SG Actual FG: 1.011 SG
Target Apparent Attenuation:: 74.4 % Actual Apparent Attenuation: 74.8 %
Target ABV: 3.9 % Actual ABV: 4.7 %
Target ABW: 3.1 % Actual ABW: 3.7 %
Target IBU (using Tinseth): 32.8 IBU Actual IBU: 31.8 IBU
Target Color (using Morey): 3.6 SRM Actual Color: 3.6 SRM
Target Mash Efficiency: 72.0 % Actual Mash Efficiency: 80.2 %
Target Fermentation Temp: 67 degF Actual Fermentation Temp: 68 degF


Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt - T.Fawcett 19lb 11oz 95.2 % 3.5 In Mash/Steeped
US Wheat Malt 1lb 0oz 4.8 % 0.1 In Mash/Steeped


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
Kent Goldings 5.7 % 1.00 oz 8.2 Loose Whole Hops First Wort Hopped
Northern Brewer 10.0 % 1.00 oz 14.3 Loose Whole Hops 60 Min From End
Kent Goldings 5.6 % 2.00 oz 8.0 Loose Whole Hops 15 Min From End
Kent Goldings 5.6 % 1.00 oz 1.6 Loose Whole Hops 5 Min From End
Northern Brewer 10.0 % 1.00 oz 0.6 Loose Whole Hops 1 Min From End
Kent Goldings 5.6 % 2.00 oz 0.0 Loose Whole Hops At turn off


Other Ingredients
Ingredient Amount When


Yeast
Wyeast 1335-British Ale II


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 (65C/149F)

Step Type Temperature Duration
Rest at 149 degF 60


Mash Notes
6 gallons distilled into 10.75 gals filtered water, 8.25gal "real" mash, with 2g cc and 2g gyp in each tun. Took water downs to 5.7 range. Mashed at 150/151. Mash ph reading at 30min = 5.8 (mash temp).


Boil Notes


Fermentation Notes
Aired for 30sec, WL starter smelled buttery. Pitched mid 60s. 
12/18 - Wyeast finished great at 1.013, 005 at 1.020 - sweet but clean, jacked temp control to 74F - actual beer temp was 65F even though set at 70F, hmmmm. Got down to 1.013


Packaging Notes


Tasting Notes