Pliny the Elder first wort and late hop experiment Recipe

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Pliny the Elder first wort and late hop experiment

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Extract
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
90 min
100%
Trying for a first wort equivalent while using dme. Will steep the Columbus hops with the specialty grains then remove prior to boil.

Fermentables

79% - Dry Malt Extract - Light - US
9.6
44
8
Extract
12% - Corn Sugar (Dextrose) - US
1.5
46
0
Late
1% - Carapils - Dextrine Malt - US
0.125
33
1
Steep
4% - Crystal 40L - CA
0.5
34
40
Steep
4% - Flaked Wheat - US
0.5
35
2
Steep

Hops

Columbus
2.15
Pellet
FirstWort
90 min(s)
12
65.7
Centennial
2.1
Pellet
Boil
1 min(s)
9.7
2.1
Simcoe
3.5
Pellet
Boil
1 min(s)
14.4
5.2
Columbus
2.1
Pellet
Boil
1 min(s)
12
2.6
Centennial
1
Pellet
DryHop
14 day(s)
9.7
0.0
Simcoe
1
Pellet
DryHop
14 day(s)
14.4
0.0
Columbus
1
Pellet
DryHop
14 day(s)
12
0.0
Centennial
1
Pellet
DryHop
5 day(s)
9.7
0.0
Simcoe
1.5
Pellet
DryHop
5 day(s)
14.4
0.0

Yeast

Wyeast California Lager 2112
69%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Make yeast starter 24-48 hours ahead
2.
Steep grains for 30 minutes at 160F or steep overnight
3.
Add whirlfloc tablet and wort chiller at 15 min
4.
Keg at 2-2.5 vols CO2
5.
Boil sugar in 1 gallon water. Add at flameout.

Tasting Notes (3)

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Tasted on 5/15/2015 by downshift

Notes:

1.026 rack to secondary

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Tasted on 5/9/2015 by downshift

Notes:

1.031; 8.5% abv

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Tasted on 4/27/2015 by downshift

Notes:

Obvious sweetness. Bittering is present at good level but comes on after several seconds and smooth like I was looking for.

Recipe Facts

Pliny the Elder first wort and late hop experiment
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.102 OG
  • 1.032 FG
  • 75.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.74 BG:GU
  • 11.6° SRM Color
  • 100% Efficiency
  • 9.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 364 per 12oz Calories
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