Bills Basic Brew Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 1/12/2025

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

Stepped mash, 148/20min, 152/20min, 156/20min, 168/5min. Mash notes: mid 40s outside temp mash generally ran cold (not bad). Time To Chill: 22min Pitch Temp: 79 degrees Clean Fermentation: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aCWosqSCaeaEvt6b47vqFjrXHM5W3B3wpkQgQ5e6Ocg/edit?usp=drivesdk Carbonation: with carbonation Stone 20 psi for 20 minutes

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

8.5 lb kg

Grain Temp

40 °FC

Target Mash Temp

148 °FC

Mash Thickness

3 qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

60 min.

Wort Into Fermenter

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

8.05 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

7.05 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

6.63 gals liters

HLT Temperature

154.92 °FC

Strike Temperature

154.92 °FC

1st Runnings

5.36 gals liters

Sparge Volume

1.42 gals liters

Total Runoff

6.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

Mash Start Temp

148 °FC

Mash End Temp

168 °FC

Mash Time

70 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.040 1.047 (estimated)

Boil Volume

6.15 gallons liters 6.70 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

1.046 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.15 gallonsliters at 1.040 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.047.

You wanted an OG of 1.055. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

4.85 gallons liters 5.00 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.046 (1.055 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.010 (1.014 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

Bottle/Keg

Keg PSI

PSI

Tasting Notes (1)

Tasted on 1/18/2025 by CharlieMopps

Notes:

Appearance: Good color, slightly hazy right after carb, thin head with good retention. Aroma: Hardly any, recommend adding finishing hop. Flavor: light, malty, little caramel on the end Mouth-feel: medium body Overall: what you want for a basic brew

Recipe Facts

Bills Basic Brew

American Pale Ale

5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
60 min Boil Time
1.055 OG
1.014 FG
35.3 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.64 BG:GU
10.7° SRM Color
75% Efficiency
5.4% ABV Alcohol
185 per 12oz Calories

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