Scruffy Dog Porter v2 Brew Session

Brew Session Info

12/7/2021
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Brew day, cloudy, 60 deg. Update: 25 hours post pitch there is no sign of yeast activity. The packet of WLP-004 was dated 12/2021 and may have been degraded. Store owner moved to new location and yeast may have gotten warm. Pitched Safale-05 on 12/8 at 2:30 pm.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

9.5 lb kg
60 °FC
154 °FC
1.8 qt/lbl/kg
45 min.
5.5 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
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

8.47 gals liters
5.04 gals liters
4.53 gals liters
163.86 °FC
163.86 °FC
3.11 gals liters
3.94 gals liters
6.95 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
154 °FC
152 °FC
45 minutes

Boil

1.045 (estimated)
6.5 gallons liters 6.95 (gallonsliters estimated)
45 minutes minutes (45 minutes estimated)
5.4 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.50 gallonsliters at 1.045 for 45 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.75 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.050.

You wanted an OG of 1.051. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

5.4 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.051 (1.051 predicted)
1.014 (1.014 predicted)

Conditioning

12/20/2021
10
Sucrose
3.3 oz g

Tasting Notes (1)

BeeBrew

Tasted on 2/1/2022 by BeeBrew

Notes:

Nicely balanced, smooth, blackberry, malty, chocolate, moderately bitter, very enjoyable. Maybe add some earthy, spicy hops next time to add complexity.

Recipe Facts

Scruffy Dog Porter v2
English Porter
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 45  min Boil Time
  • 1.051 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 25.4 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.50 BG:GU
  • 23.5° SRM Color
  • 79% Efficiency
  • 4.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 169 per 12oz Calories
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