Guinness Draught - Clone Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 2/4/2016

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

Rinsed grains with ~ 1 gallon @ 170 Forgot to heat up sparge water, so had to mash ~ 15 minutes longer than planned

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

9.5 lb kg

Grain Temp

67 °FC

Target Mash Temp

150 °FC

Mash Thickness

3 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

8.72 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

7.88 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

7.38 gals liters

HLT Temperature

155.34 °FC

Strike Temperature

155.34 °FC

1st Runnings

5.96 gals liters

Sparge Volume

1.34 gals liters

Total Runoff

7.20 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

5.8 PH

Mash Start Temp

150 °FC

Mash End Temp

147 °FC

Mash Time

85 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.039 1.038 (estimated)

Boil Volume

6.75 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 6.75 gallonsliters at 1.039 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.045.

You wanted an OG of 1.044. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

5.25 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.043 (1.044 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.008 (1.012 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

Bottle/Keg

Tasting Notes (2)

Tasted on 2/24/2016 by jshathaway

Notes:

A lot smoother than the previous tasting. Tastes and smells like Guiness, color is spot on, can't wait to keg and carb it in a couple weeks

Tasted on 2/11/2016 by jshathaway

Notes:

Definitely tastes link Guiness

Recipe Facts

Guinness Draught - Clone

5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
6.75 Gallons Liters Boil Size
60 min Boil Time
1.044 OG
1.012 FG
38.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.87 BG:GU
36.2° SRM Color
72% Efficiency
4.1% ABV Alcohol
145 per 12oz Calories

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