Tribute - Extract II Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 2/10/2018

Notes (Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Had 10g of Willamette and Styrian Goldings left over, so throwing that in at 10 mins. Could account for age of hops too (nearly 2 years old in freezer). Used boil kettle with brew-in-a-bag. Strike water 165F. 7.5 mins 159F. Pre-boil gravity 1.040 which should result in a 1.047 OG (high). Skipped cane sugar due to high pre-boil gravity. Looks like the steep actually mashed. Temporarily changed malt ppg to mash ppg, and it is a lot closer to the actual (1.046). OG 1.044 @ 66.6 = 1.045 Fermentation temp set to 67F /-1 2/17/2018 (Day 8 - 1 week) FG reading 1.011 @ 66.6F = 1.012. Yeast cap mostly collapsed. Still a little bit remaining. Not quite at deired target but close. 4.3% ABV (good). Will give a few more days before cold crashing. 2/19/2018 (Day 10) Started cold crash. Took about 48 hours to get down to 50F. 2/23/2018 (Day 14 - 1 week 6 days) FG reading 1.011 @ 63.0F = 1.011. 4.5% ABV. Kegged with two (small) whole cones of East Kent Goldings.

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.040 NaN (estimated)

Boil Volume

6.75 gallons liters 0.00 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

90 minutes minutes (90 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.75 gallonsliters at 1.040 for 90 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.040.

You wanted an OG of 1.043. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

5.25 gallons liters 5.25 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.045 (1.043 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.011 (1.010 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

2/23/2018

Bottle/Keg

Keg PSI

18 PSI

Tasting Notes (3)

Tasted on 3/22/2018 by Apprentice-Brewer-US-GA

Notes:

Still getting the sweetness. Very slight but noticeable. Most likely due to high steep/mash temps. Hop profile is wonderful. Malt there, slightly on the high side, but not overpowering. A slight haze still, so will need to see if we can improve that (gelatin?). Overall, very happy. Just very subtle adjustments from here.

Tasted on 2/23/2018 by Apprentice-Brewer-US-GA

Notes:

Nice and light on the malt, lighter than when I used Dark Munich malt. Not hoppy up front ... good. Got a slight sweet initial finish,but then gets a nice clean bitterness at the very end.

Tasted on 2/17/2018 by Apprentice-Brewer-US-GA

Notes:

From the fermenter. 1.012FG (4.3% ABV). Temp 66F. Nice golden straw color, and clear. A little fruity on the nose. Nice bitter backbone, and just a little sweetness can be detected. Malt not overpowering.

Recipe Facts

Tribute - Extract II

Best Bitter

5.25 Gallons Liters Batch Size
6.75 Gallons Liters Boil Size
90 min Boil Time
1.043 OG
1.010 FG
36.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.84 BG:GU
6.6° SRM Color
70% Efficiency
4.2% ABV Alcohol
142 per 12oz Calories

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