Festivus Beer Brew Session

Brew Session Info

4/7/2022
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

I brewed the beer yesterday but it didn't get a yeast infection until today. Sample registered a 1.060 on the pycnometer. For the actual brew, the protein rest cooled quickly to the high 130s despite the heat and humidity. Adding about 1 gallon of boiling water brought it up to 151F or so, so the 157F saccharification rest was missed. Nonetheless, it was a type of decoction from the standpoint of a boiling addition to heat the mash, so that was a different step for me. Now I wait for a month for the primary fermentation. 5/13 - I had to dump this out as it was very oxidized as the growler I use as an airlock had been siphoned dry. Very discouraging.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

7.3 lb kg
°FC
°FC
qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
4 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

6.86 gals liters
0.58 gals liters
0.25 gals liters
0.00 °FC
0.00 °FC
-0.84 gals liters
6.61 gals liters
5.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
°FC
°FC
minutes

Boil

1.049 (estimated)
gallons liters 5.70 (gallonsliters estimated)
minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 5.70 gallonsliters at 1.049 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.058.

You wanted an OG of 1.059. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

gallons liters 4.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.060 (1.059 predicted)
(1.015 predicted)

Conditioning

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Recipe Facts

Festivus Beer
Festbier
  • 4.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.059 OG
  • 1.015 FG
  • 19.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.32 BG:GU
  • 6.1° SRM Color
  • 90% Efficiency
  • 5.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 199 per 12oz Calories
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