Summer Dreaming IPA Brew Session

Brew Session Info

3/3/2018
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Saturday evening brew: 1st runnings 1.097 4 gallons collected. 2nd 1.043 7 gallons collected. 3rd 1.029 10.85 collected. 1.016 final. put West coast ale yeast new pack in 6 gal fermenter used notty in 5 gallon fermenter used yeast batch fermenting well Sunday. West coast ale (new) still lagging (just barely starting) monday morning. West coast ale version finished first: clear, crisp and clean after 2 weeks (3/17) while Natty batch was cloudy and tasted green. Let both clean up for at least one more week in carboys. Decided to keg the west coast batch first on 3/24 (added 4.4 oz table sugar to keg to naturally carb). Letting the Notty batch clean up in fermenter another week while i free up keg space.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

22.5 lb kg
66 °FC
150 °FC
1.25 qt/lbl/kg
75 min.
11.5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
°FC
0.25 gals liters
0.5 gals liters
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

17.04 gals liters
8.83 gals liters
7.28 gals liters
162.98 °FC
162.98 °FC
3.91 gals liters
9.76 gals liters
13.45 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

5.1 PH
151 °FC
°FC
115 minutes

Boil

1.055 1.053 (estimated)
14 gallons liters 13.45 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
12 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 14.00 gallonsliters at 1.055 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.059.

You wanted an OG of 1.057. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

11.5 gallons liters 11.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.055 (1.057 predicted)
1.006 (1.009 predicted)

Conditioning

3/24/2018
20
PSI

Tasting Notes (1)

mpt2222

Tasted on 3/24/2018 by mpt2222

Notes:

tastes while kegging. mild bitterness appropriate for an IPA. hints of nectarines, apricot and peaches. aroma is somewhat tropical with mild pineapple and peach notes. shaping up to be my best ipa.

Recipe Facts

Summer Dreaming IPA
English IPA
  • 11.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 14.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.057 OG
  • 1.009 FG
  • 49.6 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.87 BG:GU
  • 8.7° SRM Color
  • 70% Efficiency
  • 6.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 189 per 12oz Calories
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