Brown Moose Ale Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 4/14/2013

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

Brew day went well. I took a few small taste tests of the sweet wort, as I always do, and I fear it may be a little too bitter for my wife's tastes. The Tinseth calculation for the recipe gives me a BG:GU ratio of .47, so I may need to start using the Rager calculation. Fermentation should definitely help to mellow and blend the flavors, so only time will tell. Saw krausen within 8 hours, very clean fermentation happening thus far. I used two vials of Clarity Ferm, mainly to reduce the gluten content of the beer. I added these when I pitched the yeast. I'm planning on doing a gluten content test against the beer once it is ready to drink. I've pretty much left the wort to itself. The airlock bubbling has slowed, so I expect I'll be bottling this bad boy in the next few days.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

13 lb kg

Grain Temp

73 °FC

Target Mash Temp

156 °FC

Mash Thickness

1.55 qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

90 min.

Wort Into Fermenter

6 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

0.75 gals liters

Boil Loss

1 gals/hour liters/hour

Wort Shrinkage

0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

Total Water Needed

10.53 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

6.08 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

5.29 gals liters

HLT Temperature

166.20 °FC

Strike Temperature

166.20 °FC

1st Runnings

3.34 gals liters

Sparge Volume

5.24 gals liters

Total Runoff

8.45 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

Mash Start Temp

156 °FC

Mash End Temp

156 °FC

Mash Time

minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.062 1.043 (estimated)

Boil Volume

8.45 gallons liters 8.45 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

90 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

6 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 8.45 gallonsliters at 1.062 for 90 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.50 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.073.

You wanted an OG of 1.052. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

6 gallons liters 6.00 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.052 (1.052 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.018 (1.016 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

4/22/2013

Bottle/Keg

Priming Sugar Type

Priming Sugar Amount

oz g

Tasting Notes (2)

Tasted on 4/28/2013 by ctorx

Notes:

Dark brown, 1/8 inch white foamy head, cloudy Malty, not much else Nutty, hay, hints of chocolate, slightly sweet, very mild bitterness, perfect balance Full bodied, medium carbonation This is by far the best brown ale I have brewed and quite possibly the best beer I have brewed. The wife is quite pleased with how it turned out also.

Tasted on 4/20/2013 by ctorx

Notes:

Slight cloudiness, medium deep brown color, and no head. Malty and yeasty Slightly sweet, roasty, chocolate and hint of yeast. Very full body with no carbonation. This was a taste from a sample taken to get a hydrometer reading. At this stage, almost ready to bottle, the beer tastes great and has a lot of promise. I can't wait to condition and try the finished product.

Recipe Facts

Brown Moose Ale

British Brown Ale

6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
8.40 Gallons Liters Boil Size
60 min Boil Time
1.052 OG
1.016 FG
24.9 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
0.48 BG:GU
22.8° SRM Color
71% Efficiency
4.7% ABV Alcohol
176 per 12oz Calories

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