douchebag caramel brown Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 5/17/2015

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

Vigorous fermentation after 12 hours slows after 48 hours krausen has begun to thin and drop as of 3rd day in primary Gravity checked 05/21/15 reading 8%brix/1.016 it would seem that terminal gravity has been achieved.racked to secondary on 05/23/15

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

11 lb kg

Grain Temp

68 °FC

Target Mash Temp

150 °FC

Mash Thickness

1.5 qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

60 min.

Wort Into Fermenter

5.5 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

8.96 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

5.00 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

4.38 gals liters

HLT Temperature

160.30 °FC

Strike Temperature

160.30 °FC

1st Runnings

2.73 gals liters

Sparge Volume

4.58 gals liters

Total Runoff

7.20 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

Mash Start Temp

150 °FC

Mash End Temp

150 °FC

Mash Time

75 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.047 1.049 (estimated)

Boil Volume

6.5 gallons liters 7.20 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

5.5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.50 gallonsliters at 1.047 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.054.

You wanted an OG of 1.057. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

3.75 gallons liters 5.00 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.057 (1.057 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.016 (1.017 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

6/8/2015

Bottle/Keg

Priming Sugar Type

dextrose

Priming Sugar Amount

3.1 oz g

Tasting Notes (2)

Tasted on 7/4/2015 by Inebriator

Notes:

Very plum .if i was to brew again i would cut the special b in half

Tasted on 6/29/2015 by Inebriator

Notes:

So far its a little bitter and a little overpowering with notes of plum hopefully it will mellow as time passes

Recipe Facts

douchebag caramel brown

American Brown Ale

5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
60 min Boil Time
1.057 OG
1.017 FG
31.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.56 BG:GU
18.3° SRM Color
73% Efficiency
5.1% ABV Alcohol
192 per 12oz Calories

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