(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)
Used 0.78oz Challenger at 7.8?
EKG @6.4? (did not adjust since 10min addition)
BIAB
5.5gal filtered tap water in mash
used generic (Meijer) Quick oats instead of flaked oats from LHBS
After 1hr mash, heated to 170 before removing grain bag
*note- mis-read volume, and added ~1/2gal water to sparge to bring total pre-boil volume to 4.5gal
calculated efficiency = 60%
Measured OG lower than expected: 1.075
Pitch yeast at 62 degrees drop of olive oil Clarity Ferm
Ferment at 66 degrees (heater set to 64 for first 12 hrs, but rose to 66)
After ~1 week, raised temperature 1 degree/day to 69 degrees for 3 days, then left at room temperature (~67 degrees)
Soaked spices (vanilla, cacao nibs, peppers) in enough vodka to cover.
After 2.5 weeks, racked to CO2 purged keg and added spices (and vodka) in sanitized hop bags. Added CO2 to seal, and kept at room temp (~67 degrees) for ~1 week.
Yield ~2.5-3 gallons.
Water Infusion
Brew Session Specific
11.8
lbkg
68
°FC
154
°FC
1.8
qt/lbl/kg
60
min.
3
galsliters
Equipment Profile
0.15
gals/lbliters/kg
0
gals/lbliters/kg
°FC
0.25
galsliters
0.5
galsliters
1
gals/hourliters/hour
0.2
galsliters
Calculated Totals
6.47
galsliters
6.25
galsliters
5.56
galsliters
163.13
°FC
163.13
°FC
3.79
galsliters
0.91
galsliters
4.70
galsliters
Mash / Boil
Mash
5.2
PH
154
°FC
149
°FC
60
minutes
Boil
1.057
1.078 (estimated)
4.5
gallonsliters4.70 (gallonsliters estimated)
65
minutesminutes(60 minutes estimated)
3.5
galsliters
Gravity Estimates
Based on boiling 4.50gallonsliters at 1.057 for 65 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.08gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.071.
You wanted an OG of 1.101. It looks like it will be under.