Vossaol Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 10/16/2019

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

My plan is to draw off 1 gallon of the finished wort, mix with a gallon of cider, and ferment that mess out with Imperial Monastic. I ended up mashing 3.5 hours, which really cranked up my efficiency. No issues with the brew day. Pitched about a cup of yeast into both tanks, after aerating for 1 minute each. In the graff tank, I pitched Imperial Monastic. 10/18 - The vossaol is bubbling like mad. The graff is not yet bubbling. 10/20 - The vossaol is done fermenting. The Graff is slowly bubbling still, lots of foam. I will let the Graff sit for a month but next week I plan on bottling the vossaol. 11/1 - bottled today. Tastes like a pilsner with a touch of sulfur. 11/8 - opened a bottle and it was completely flat. I poured it out and am hoping that I forgot to put the sugar pill in. 11/17 - bottled the Graff today, 1.010.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

7.5 lb kg

Grain Temp

°FC

Target Mash Temp

°FC

Mash Thickness

qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

180 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

0 °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

7.41 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

0.60 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

0.25 gals liters

HLT Temperature

0.00 °FC

Strike Temperature

0.00 °FC

1st Runnings

-0.88 gals liters

Sparge Volume

7.16 gals liters

Total Runoff

6.20 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

5.3 PH

Mash Start Temp

155 °FC

Mash End Temp

145 °FC

Mash Time

210 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.044 1.038 (estimated)

Boil Volume

6.25 gallons liters 6.20 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

180 minutes minutes (180 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

3.75 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.25 gallonsliters at 1.044 for 180 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 3.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.065.

You wanted an OG of 1.073. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

3.75 gallons liters 3.75 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.073 (1.073 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.020 (1.020 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

11/1/2019

Bottle/Keg

Priming Sugar Type

Sugar pills

Priming Sugar Amount

oz g

Tasting Notes (1)

Tasted on 12/16/2019 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Clear in bottle but has a chill haze. Light yellow and pours with 1 finger of soft foam that stays. Aroma is a mix bread dough and grape juice concentrate, almost sweet, and a touch of phenolic. Flavor is similar but the grape juice flavor is kicked up. Body is thin to medium and nucleation is slightly sharp. Overall, this tastes very similar to Midas Touch, at least the clone I made. There is a lager like quality even as it is a bit crisp. This is an intriguing beer that I don't love but it's a nice change of pace. 4 stars for the novelty and good quality but it'd be tough to drink a lot of this in one go.

Recipe Facts

Vossaol

3.75 Gallons Liters Batch Size
5.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
180 min Boil Time
1.073 OG
1.020 FG
11.9 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.16 BG:GU
2.6° SRM Color
95% Efficiency
6.9% ABV Alcohol
251 per 12oz Calories

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