Challenger Tank English Pale Ale Brew Session

Brew Session Info

2/20/2021
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Was going well until I forgot to heat my sparge water... Got 20l into the fermenterj

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

4.32 lb kg
°FC
66.5 °FC
qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
18.9271 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
0 °FC
0.25 gals liters
0.5 gals liters
5 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

25.32 gals liters
2.89 gals liters
0.25 gals liters
123.96 °FC
123.96 °FC
-0.40 gals liters
25.07 gals liters
24.63 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
°FC
°FC
minutes

Boil

1.050 1.037 (estimated)
25 gallons liters 24.63 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
20 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 25.00 gallonsliters at 1.050 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 5.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.060.

You wanted an OG of 1.047. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

19 gallons liters 18.93 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.060 (1.047 predicted)
(1.012 predicted)

Conditioning

Tasting Notes (1)

joelw85

Tasted on 11/15/2021 by joelw85

Notes:

This beer is long gone but from memory it was good! Challenger makes a pretty decent single hop bitter, woody and a bit orangey. Solid bitterness with a decent malt backbone. Think I prefer slightly darker bitters as a rule but this drank well and was refreshing enough to keep drinking as the weather warmed up a bit.

Recipe Facts

Challenger Tank English Pale Ale
Best Bitter
  • 18.93 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 24.61 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.047 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 36.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.77 BG:GU
  • 8.1° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 4.5% ABV Alcohol
  • 154 per 12oz Calories
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