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Target Wort Volume Before Boil:
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30.00 l
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Actual Wort Volume Before Boil:
|
30.00 l
|
|
Target Wort Volume After Boil:
|
24.00 l
|
Actual Wort Volume After Boil:
|
24.00 l
|
|
Target Volume Transferred:
|
21.00 l
|
Actual Volume Transferred:
|
21.00 l
|
|
Target Volume At Pitching:
|
21.00 l
|
Actual Volume At Pitching:
|
21.00 l
|
|
Target Volume Of Finished Beer:
|
19.00 l
|
Actual Volume Of Finished Beer:
|
19.00 l
|
|
Target Pre-Boil Gravity:
|
10.8 Plato
|
Actual Pre-Boil Gravity:
|
10.1 Plato
|
|
Target OG:
|
13.4 Plato
|
Actual OG:
|
12.0 Plato
|
|
Target FG:
|
3.3 Plato
|
Actual FG:
|
-No Record-
|
|
Target Apparent Attenuation::
|
74.9 %
|
Actual Apparent Attenuation:
|
99.8 %
|
|
Target ABV:
|
5.4 %
|
Actual ABV:
|
6.4 %
|
|
Target ABW:
|
4.3 %
|
Actual ABW:
|
5.1 %
|
|
Target IBU (using Rager):
|
13.9 IBU
|
Actual IBU:
|
13.9 IBU
|
|
Target Color (using Morey):
|
8.9 SRM
|
Actual Color:
|
8.9 SRM
|
|
Target Mash Efficiency:
|
80.0 %
|
Actual Mash Efficiency:
|
74.7 %
|
|
Target Fermentation Temp:
|
10 degC
|
Actual Fermentation Temp:
|
10 degC
|
This is a slight revision of the Little creatures clone. The grain bill has been simplified and the Saaz B
hops have been added in
|
Date Brewed:
|
5 Dec 2010
|
Date Fermented::
|
20 Dec 2010
|
|
Date Kegged:
|
4 Jan 2011
|
Date Ready:
|
11 Jan 2011
|
|
Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines
|
10A-American Ale-American Pale Ale
|
Minimum OG:
|
11.2 Plato
|
Maximum OG:
|
14.7 Plato
|
|
Minimum FG:
|
2.6 Plato
|
Maximum FG:
|
3.8 Plato
|
|
Minimum IBU:
|
30 IBU
|
Maximum IBU:
|
45 IBU
|
|
Minimum Color:
|
5.0 SRM
|
Maximum Color:
|
14.0 SRM
|
|
Target Wort Volume Before Boil:
|
30.00 l
|
Actual Wort Volume Before Boil:
|
30.00 l
|
|
Target Wort Volume After Boil:
|
24.00 l
|
Actual Wort Volume After Boil:
|
24.00 l
|
|
Target Volume Transferred:
|
21.00 l
|
Actual Volume Transferred:
|
21.00 l
|
|
Target Volume At Pitching:
|
21.00 l
|
Actual Volume At Pitching:
|
21.00 l
|
|
Target Volume Of Finished Beer:
|
19.00 l
|
Actual Volume Of Finished Beer:
|
19.00 l
|
|
Target Pre-Boil Gravity:
|
9.8 Plato
|
Actual Pre-Boil Gravity:
|
9.5 Plato
|
|
Target OG:
|
12.1 Plato
|
Actual OG:
|
12.0 Plato
|
|
Target FG:
|
3.2 Plato
|
Actual FG:
|
-No Record-
|
|
Target Apparent Attenuation::
|
73.9 %
|
Actual Apparent Attenuation:
|
99.8 %
|
|
Target ABV:
|
4.8 %
|
Actual ABV:
|
6.4 %
|
|
Target ABW:
|
3.8 %
|
Actual ABW:
|
5.1 %
|
|
Target IBU (using Rager):
|
31.5 IBU
|
Actual IBU:
|
31.5 IBU
|
|
Target Color (using Morey):
|
3.2 SRM
|
Actual Color:
|
3.2 SRM
|
|
Target Mash Efficiency:
|
75.0 %
|
Actual Mash Efficiency:
|
72.7 %
|
|
Target Fermentation Temp:
|
18 degC
|
Actual Fermentation Temp:
|
18 degC
|
|
Ingredient
|
Amount
|
%
|
MCU
|
When
|
|
German Pilsner Malt
|
4.000 kg
|
80.0 %
|
1.8
|
In Mash/Steeped
|
|
German Vienna Malt
|
1.000 kg
|
20.0 %
|
1.2
|
In Mash/Steeped
|
|
Variety
|
Alpha
|
Amount
|
IBU
|
Form
|
When
|
|
NZ B Saaz
|
8.6 %
|
10 g
|
8.7
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
40 Min From End
|
|
US Cascade
|
5.0 %
|
10 g
|
5.1
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
40 Min From End
|
|
NZ B Saaz
|
8.6 %
|
30 g
|
11.3
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
20 Min From End
|
|
US Cascade
|
5.0 %
|
30 g
|
6.5
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
20 Min From End
|
|
NZ B Saaz
|
8.6 %
|
40 g
|
0.0
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
At turn off
|
|
US Cascade
|
5.0 %
|
40 g
|
0.0
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
At turn off
|
Wyeast 1272-American Ale II
|
Mash Type:
|
Full Mash
|
|
Schedule Name:
|
Single Step Infusion (65C/149F)
|
|
Step Type
|
Temperature
|
Duration
|
|
Rest at
|
65 degC
|
60
|
|
Date Brewed:
|
23 Oct 2010
|
Date Racked:
|
23 Oct 2010
|
|
Date Packaged:
|
23 Oct 2010
|
Date Ready:
|
23 Oct 2010
|
|
Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines
|
10A-American Ale-American Pale Ale
|
Minimum OG:
|
11.2 Plato
|
Maximum OG:
|
14.7 Plato
|
|
Minimum FG:
|
2.6 Plato
|
Maximum FG:
|
3.8 Plato
|
|
Minimum IBU:
|
30 IBU
|
Maximum IBU:
|
45 IBU
|
|
Minimum Color:
|
5.0 SRM
|
Maximum Color:
|
14.0 SRM
|
|
Target Wort Volume Before Boil:
|
30.00 l
|
Actual Wort Volume Before Boil:
|
30.00 l
|
|
Target Wort Volume After Boil:
|
24.00 l
|
Actual Wort Volume After Boil:
|
25.00 l
|
|
Target Volume Transferred:
|
21.00 l
|
Actual Volume Transferred:
|
21.00 l
|
|
Target Volume At Pitching:
|
21.00 l
|
Actual Volume At Pitching:
|
21.00 l
|
|
Target Volume Of Finished Beer:
|
19.00 l
|
Actual Volume Of Finished Beer:
|
19.00 l
|
|
Target Pre-Boil Gravity:
|
10.5 Plato
|
Actual Pre-Boil Gravity:
|
11.0 Plato
|
|
Target OG:
|
13.1 Plato
|
Actual OG:
|
13.0 Plato
|
|
Target FG:
|
3.4 Plato
|
Actual FG:
|
-No Record-
|
|
Target Apparent Attenuation::
|
74.0 %
|
Actual Apparent Attenuation:
|
99.8 %
|
|
Target ABV:
|
5.2 %
|
Actual ABV:
|
6.9 %
|
|
Target ABW:
|
4.1 %
|
Actual ABW:
|
5.5 %
|
|
Target IBU (using Rager):
|
13.3 IBU
|
Actual IBU:
|
12.8 IBU
|
|
Target Color (using Morey):
|
5.1 SRM
|
Actual Color:
|
5.1 SRM
|
|
Target Mash Efficiency:
|
75.0 %
|
Actual Mash Efficiency:
|
78.3 %
|
|
Target Fermentation Temp:
|
18 degC
|
Actual Fermentation Temp:
|
18 degC
|
|
Ingredient
|
Amount
|
%
|
MCU
|
When
|
|
Australian Traditional Ale Malt
|
4.500 kg
|
81.8 %
|
5.3
|
In Mash/Steeped
|
|
Australian Wheat Malt
|
1.000 kg
|
18.2 %
|
0.7
|
In Mash/Steeped
|
|
Variety
|
Alpha
|
Amount
|
IBU
|
Form
|
When
|
|
Australian Galaxy
|
14.0 %
|
10 g
|
10.0
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
30 Min From End
|
|
Australian Galaxy
|
14.0 %
|
10 g
|
3.3
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
5 Min From End
|
|
Australian Galaxy
|
14.0 %
|
15 g
|
0.0
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
At turn off
|
|
Australian Galaxy
|
14.0 %
|
30 g
|
0.0
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
Dry-Hopped
|
Wyeast 1272-American Ale II
|
Mash Type:
|
Full Mash
|
|
Schedule Name:
|
Single Step Infusion (66C/151F) w/Mash Out
|
|
Step Type
|
Temperature
|
Duration
|
|
Rest at
|
66 degC
|
60
|
|
Raise to and Mash out at
|
77 degC
|
10
|
|
Forgot to mashout, 75C water in seperate pot and dunk sparged, then 3L hot tap water
sparged over the top of the bag
|
|
Dry hopped at fermentation temps with 40g of galaxy
|
|
This has come out super cloudy, not sure what the cause of this was. Could be the wheat
malt?
|
Thought i'd try my hand at another APA after a previous failed atempt. I took inspiration from a recipe
found on the internet (AussieHomeBrewers) that was itself meant to be a clone of Little Creatures Pale Ale.
After changing the hop schedule slightly, and using yeast i had on hand, the recipe that was brewed is shown
below.
|
Date Brewed:
|
2 Oct 2010
|
Date Racked:
|
2 Oct 2010
|
|
Date Packaged:
|
23 Oct 2010
|
Date Ready:
|
23 Oct 2010
|
|
Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines
|
10A-American Ale-American Pale Ale
|
Minimum OG:
|
11.2 Plato
|
Maximum OG:
|
14.7 Plato
|
|
Minimum FG:
|
2.6 Plato
|
Maximum FG:
|
3.8 Plato
|
|
Minimum IBU:
|
30 IBU
|
Maximum IBU:
|
45 IBU
|
|
Minimum Color:
|
5.0 SRM
|
Maximum Color:
|
14.0 SRM
|
|
Target Wort Volume Before Boil:
|
30.00 l
|
Actual Wort Volume Before Boil:
|
27.00 l
|
|
Target Wort Volume After Boil:
|
24.00 l
|
Actual Wort Volume After Boil:
|
24.00 l
|
|
Target Volume Transferred:
|
21.00 l
|
Actual Volume Transferred:
|
21.00 l
|
|
Target Volume At Pitching:
|
21.00 l
|
Actual Volume At Pitching:
|
21.00 l
|
|
Target Volume Of Finished Beer:
|
19.00 l
|
Actual Volume Of Finished Beer:
|
19.00 l
|
|
Target Pre-Boil Gravity:
|
9.6 Plato
|
Actual Pre-Boil Gravity:
|
12.0 Plato
|
|
Target OG:
|
12.0 Plato
|
Actual OG:
|
14.5 Plato
|
|
Target FG:
|
3.0 Plato
|
Actual FG:
|
2.5 Plato
|
|
Target Apparent Attenuation::
|
74.9 %
|
Actual Apparent Attenuation:
|
82.7 %
|
|
Target ABV:
|
4.8 %
|
Actual ABV:
|
6.5 %
|
|
Target ABW:
|
3.8 %
|
Actual ABW:
|
5.1 %
|
|
Target IBU (using Rager):
|
33.3 IBU
|
Actual IBU:
|
33.3 IBU
|
|
Target Color (using Morey):
|
3.6 SRM
|
Actual Color:
|
3.6 SRM
|
|
Target Mash Efficiency:
|
75.0 %
|
Actual Mash Efficiency:
|
84.6 %
|
|
Target Fermentation Temp:
|
18 degC
|
Actual Fermentation Temp:
|
18 degC
|
|
Ingredient
|
Amount
|
%
|
MCU
|
When
|
|
Australian Export Pilsner Malt
|
3.500 kg
|
68.6 %
|
1.9
|
In Mash/Steeped
|
|
German Vienna Malt
|
1.000 kg
|
19.6 %
|
1.2
|
In Mash/Steeped
|
|
German Caramel Pils
|
0.300 kg
|
5.9 %
|
0.2
|
In Mash/Steeped
|
|
Australian Wheat Malt
|
0.300 kg
|
5.9 %
|
0.2
|
In Mash/Steeped
|
|
Variety
|
Alpha
|
Amount
|
IBU
|
Form
|
When
|
|
US Cascade
|
4.5 %
|
20 g
|
10.1
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
45 Min From End
|
|
US Citra
|
11.1 %
|
10 g
|
12.4
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
45 Min From End
|
|
US Cascade
|
4.5 %
|
30 g
|
5.9
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
20 Min From End
|
|
US Citra
|
11.1 %
|
10 g
|
4.8
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
20 Min From End
|
|
US Cascade
|
4.5 %
|
40 g
|
0.0
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
At turn off
|
|
US Citra
|
11.1 %
|
30 g
|
0.0
|
Bagged Pellet Hops
|
At turn off
|
DCL US-05 (formerly US-56) SafAle
|
Mash Type:
|
Full Mash
|
|
Schedule Name:
|
Single Step Infusion (65C/149F)
|
|
Step Type
|
Temperature
|
Duration
|
|
Rest at
|
65 degC
|
60
|
Tasting Notes
Fairly decent beer, the citra and cascade may not have been the best balance but was never the less a good
combination. I almost forgot to dry hop this and aded the hops to the keg, this almost ended in disaster when
the keg's dip tube got blocked! Quick google and seeing that i could connect the gas to the Beer Out post and i
was back on track.
The next time i brew this, or a similar styled beer i will try a liquid yeast, most probably wyeast 1056 or
wyeast 1272, both American Ale yeasts. I think this will add something i can't get from the other ingredients.
Recipe:
- 3.5Kg Maris Otter Pale Malt
- 0.35Kg Crystal Malt
- 0.10Kg Chocolate Malt
- 0.10Kg Wheat Malt
- 40g East Kent Goldings @ 60min
- 30g East Kent Goldings @ 0min (Cube Addition)
- Wyeast 1084 (Irish Ale)
5th June, 2010
Seemed to go pretty well on brew day. No major issues. Remembered this time to add the whirlfloc and did a
small whirlpool. This dropped out a lot of shit from the wort. Will be doing this all brews from now on,
providing i remember!
8th June, 2010
Pitched this yeast, set fermentation fridge for 16. Fingers crossed
5th August, 2010
Ok, so after a long fermentation and a decent bottle conditioning, finally tasted. This came out so tasty,
possibly a little dark and slightly roasted. But all in all a nice ale. The marris otter malt shines through
nicely, definitely spend the extra for quality malts in the future.
Recipe:
- 4.3Kg Traditional Pale Ale Malt
- 0.45Kg Brown Malt
- 0.3Kg Crystal Malt
- 0.25Kg Chocolate Malt
- 35g Fuggles @ 60min
- 25g Fuggles @ 0min (Cube Addition)
- Wyeast 1084 (Irish Ale)
3rd May, 2010
Hitting my numbers seems impossible. Boil was slightly less powerful due to the colder weather. This left me
with more wort in to the cube than i should of had. Not a bad problem to have I will add. Ended up with a
gravity of 1051 (aiming for 1047).
Forgot to add whirlfloc! Hopefully as this is a darker beer it will be less noticeable also rushed this beer
out of the kettle in to the cube so I think it could be quite cloudy. Oh well.
6th June, 2010
Bottled, had a few issues while bottling this but they were offset by how bloody good this tasted out of the
fermenter! Be drinking this as soon as its carbed.
Simple. Thats the plan with this brew.
Recipe (courtesy of paddo):
- 6Kg Traditional Pale Ale Malt
- 30g Cascade @ 45min
- 15g Cascade @ 10min
- Safale US-05 Ale Yeast
15th January, 2010
Put this brew down. Slightly longer mashout and a bit of patience seemed to raise the efficiency on this one
by quite a lot. Will try to repeat this on the next brew. There were quite a few first in this brew, so it will
be hard to determine what in my last attempts was causing most of the problems. No chill cube (ah no more
chilling in kettle). First for whirlfloc. New sanitiser.
OG: 1064 (aiming for 1054)
Came up a couple of litres short though, so this explains some of the higher gravity
2nd May, 2010
Been SO lazy. Finally got this in to the fermenter today. Set at 16 degrees. Will dry hop with 20g Cascade in
a couple of days
14th May, 2010
Bottled. This tasted fantastic out of the fermenter even though i forgot to dry hop it. Lacked a little of
the hop aroma an APA should have, but enough flavour to hopefully make up for it.
I am almost certain that the lessons i have learnt while doing BIAB are down to me being extremely lazy and
trying to cut too many corners as well as trying to do things as cheap as possible.
After losing three or four batches and cutting fewer corners each brew, i am almost at the stage where i may
be able to drink something i’ve brewerd
So…
- No Chilling in the kettle is a rubbish idea…. its not sealed, the beer is sitting on all the break
material. It just shouldn’t be done
- Temperature control is a must. It’s generally just way too hot to brew without it. Guaranteed to get
a heat wave the second the beer touches the fermenter.
- As ive said before, brewing AG without a thermometer is like flying blind. Use one!
- Use a decent no rinse santiser. Its easy and cheap
From the list you can see i was just being lazy. Should have most of the laziness taken out of my brewing
process now. We’ll see how the next batch goes.
