Distillers Malt Corn Experiment Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 4/12/2019

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

I did an iodine test after 60 minutes of mashing and it was converted, surprisingly; I didn't think that the Distillers malt would work so well but it is awesome. I aerated the wort after chilling and pitched approximately 200mL of slurry. The wort was extremely cloudy and the trub did not settle out very well. 4/14 - fermentation is chugging along 4/25 - bottled. The beer dropped very clear but there was a very large amount of trub and some got into the bottling bucket. It tasted like a cream ale should so I am pretty happy with the end result.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

4.75 lb kg

Grain Temp

°FC

Target Mash Temp

°FC

Mash Thickness

qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

30 min.

Wort Into Fermenter

2.5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

Grain Absorption

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg

Sparge Grain Absorption

0.01 gals/lb liters/kg

HLT-MT Heat Loss

°FC

Mash Tun Loss

0.25 gals liters

Brew Kettle Trub Loss

0.5 gals liters

Boil Loss

1 gals/hour liters/hour

Wort Shrinkage

0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

Total Water Needed

4.46 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

0.38 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

0.25 gals liters

HLT Temperature

0.00 °FC

Strike Temperature

0.00 °FC

1st Runnings

-0.46 gals liters

Sparge Volume

4.21 gals liters

Total Runoff

3.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

Mash Start Temp

153 °FC

Mash End Temp

°FC

Mash Time

60 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.042 (estimated)

Boil Volume

2.75 gallons liters 3.70 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

30 minutes minutes (30 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

2.5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 2.75 gallonsliters at 1.042 for 30 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.50 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.050.

You wanted an OG of 1.049. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

2.5 gallons liters 2.50 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.049 (1.049 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.010 (1.010 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

4/25/2019

Bottle/Keg

Priming Sugar Type

Dextrose

Priming Sugar Amount

2.35 oz g

Tasting Notes (1)

Tasted on 5/16/2019 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Pours pale yellow, clear, with about 1 finger of foam. Aroma is mostly floral and a touch of sulfur. Flavor is corn flakes followed by a floral aspect, like a light Pilsner Urquell, finishing with a light bitterness. Body is medium with a bit of nucleation sharpness. Overall I really enjoy it as a lighter beer. It fits well as a cream ale. As an experiment, it is awesome, so I'll give it 4 stars as it's a bit shy of perfect; it's just missing something.

Recipe Facts

Distillers Malt Corn Experiment

Cream Ale

2.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
3.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
30 min Boil Time
1.049 OG
1.010 FG
19.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.39 BG:GU
3.2° SRM Color
68% Efficiency
5.1% ABV Alcohol
163 per 12oz Calories

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