(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)
Chiller takes 1L
- 13L wort (1.031) 1L topup 500ml starter = 14.5L pre boil (1.029)
64.9(C) 63.9(E) Popped temp on oven
1st runnings - 1.045
after 2nd & 3rd runnings 1.030 (2x 4L pots)
Soured for 2.5 days
90 min boil - topped up at 30mins (did the top up dilute the acidity? - not according to the PH tabs)
When first tasting in the morning I was initially worried that it was going to be too sour but then after the boil worried that not sour enough - will need to wait and see how less sugar will affect the perception of the sourness.
I wondered if the boil boiled off the acidity but pre and post PH strips look the same indicating about a PH of 4 (A little high but they are inaccurate). Anyway, will have to just wait and see.
Much slower souring this time - temp? was set to 43C and ranged between 43 and about 46.5 (probe 2)
Starter was good so maybe pitch more next time - pitched about 750ml this time.
First sip of a sour tester seems to register a higher sourness than subsequent tests
6 days = 1.010 (Sourness seems good - a little higher now that it's not as sweet)
Water Infusion
Brew Session Specific
1.9
lbkg
13
°FC
65
°FC
1.5
qt/lbl/kg
90
min.
11
galsliters
Equipment Profile
0.15
gals/lbliters/kg
0.01
gals/lbliters/kg
°FC
0.25
galsliters
0.5
galsliters
3
gals/hourliters/hour
0.2
galsliters
Calculated Totals
16.51
galsliters
4.12
galsliters
3.10
galsliters
66.59
°FC
66.59
°FC
2.81
galsliters
13.41
galsliters
16.20
galsliters
Mash / Boil
Mash
PH
°FC
°FC
75
minutes
Boil
1.029
1.027 (estimated)
14.5
gallonsliters16.20 (gallonsliters estimated)
90
minutesminutes(90 minutes estimated)
10.2
galsliters
Gravity Estimates
Based on boiling 14.50gallonsliters at 1.029 for 90 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 4.50gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.038.
You wanted an OG of 1.037. It looks like it will be over.