Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.53 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 5.73 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.00 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
Date: 08 Jun 2019
Brewer: Mike Young
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: My Equipment
Efficiency: 78.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.0 %
Taste Rating: 30.0
Taste Notes: Bitterness from lime pith is still a little higher than I wanted, even after some extended aging in the kegerator. I will likely bring the remainder of this batch to the CR beer festival to give away as samples. Other people seem to like it, but the sharpness/bitterness from the pith is a little too much for me.
Ingredients
|
Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
|
10 lbs |
Pale Malt (2 Row) (1.8 SRM) |
Grain |
1 |
90.9 % |
|
1 lbs |
Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
9.1 % |
|
0.90 oz |
Belma [7.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min |
Hop |
3 |
22.1 IBUs |
|
0.75 oz |
Spearmint (Boil 0.0 mins) |
Herb |
4 |
- |
|
2.00 Items |
Lime Zest (Boil 0.0 mins) |
Spice |
5 |
- |
|
1.0 pkg |
Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] |
Yeast |
6 |
- |
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.057 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.8 %
Bitterness: 22.1 IBUs
Est Color: 6.1 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.0 %
Calories: 185.8 kcal/12oz
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Sparge Water: 4.00 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE
Est Mash PH: 5.67
Measured Mash PH: 5.20
Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Target Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Acid Addition:
Sparge Acid Addition:
Mash Steps
|
Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
|
Mash In |
Add 15.40 qt of water at 162.4 F |
152.0 F |
60 min |
Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun , 2.00gal, 2.00gal) of 168.0 F water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Keg
Pressure/Weight: 12.54 PSI
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 45.0 F
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
Fermenter:
Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Carbonation Est: Keg with 12.54 PSI
Carbonation (from Meas Vol): Keg with 12.54 PSI
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Notes
6/8/2019 - Collected wort for Confluence Wort Challenge, and boiled with ingredients in the recipe. I'm going for a Mojito Blonde, which I've made a couple times before with pretty good success.
6/?/2019 - Kegged blonde. FG=1.010. Sublte lime aroma, little bit of mint in the background.
7/10/2019 - Carbed keg and bottled off 3 using beer gun into 12oz bottles. Bitterness from the lime zest is a little lingering and more bitter than expected. May get knocked on points because of this. We shall see what the initial judging has to say about that.
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