End of Peak Imperial Ale Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 4/26/2019

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

First runnings are 1.065, which doesn't surprise me as the paint strainer bags I use were maxed out by this amount of grain and it didn't seem like the grains were as wet/broken down after the mash, which I let go for 90 minutes. I opted to pour 0.5 gallons of hot water on the grains after being pulled from the kettle to get more extract. Need to boil down to 2.3 gallons to hit target OG, though I only went to 2.5 gallons so I didn't quite make it up to 1.085 that I was shooting for. I took the gravity measurement at 90F, so maybe I hit 1.080 but it's not significant at this point. Later in the evening, dry hopped and added the jalapenos. The airlock is bubbling very rapidly. 4/30 - bottled today straight from the fermenter with sugar pills. Sample tastes peppery and fruity, great flavor. It's missing the heat is the only problem, and could be a touch more bitter.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

8.5 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

5.06 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

0.68 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

0.25 gals liters

HLT Temperature

0.00 °FC

Strike Temperature

0.00 °FC

1st Runnings

-1.02 gals liters

Sparge Volume

4.81 gals liters

Total Runoff

3.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

Mash Start Temp

°FC

Mash End Temp

°FC

Mash Time

minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.067 (estimated)

Boil Volume

gallons liters 3.70 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

45 minutes minutes (30 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

2.5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 3.70 gallonsliters at 1.067 for 30 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.50 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.076.

You wanted an OG of 1.077. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

2.5 gallons liters 2.50 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.077 (1.077 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.010 (1.010 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

4/30/2019

Bottle/Keg

Priming Sugar Type

Sugar pills

Priming Sugar Amount

oz g

Tasting Notes (1)

Tasted on 6/4/2019 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Pours dark orange with 1.5 fingers of foam. Aroma is primarily jalapeno - jalapeno that is baked a bit like jalapeno poppers - and a light edge of sweet fruit cup. Flavor is the same as aroma but there is a definite bitter edge at the end that yields to a fruity yeast breath. Body is medium and soft, pillowy even. This beer would be perfect except that it is missing spice. Perhaps jalapenos are not spicy enough to impart heat but their flavor is spot on. 4 stars but would be 5 with heat.

Recipe Facts

End of Peak Imperial Ale

Double IPA

2.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
3.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
30 min Boil Time
1.077 OG
1.010 FG
72.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.94 BG:GU
14.2° SRM Color
63% Efficiency
8.6% ABV Alcohol
260 per 12oz Calories

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