May 2016 Amber Brew Session

Brew Session Info

5/1/2016
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Beautiful day. Finally some sun and a little warmth.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

11.5 lb kg
58 °FC
170 °FC
1.5 qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.2 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
°FC
0.25 gals liters
0.5 gals liters
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

9.12 gals liters
5.23 gals liters
4.56 gals liters
184.12 °FC
184.12 °FC
2.26 gals liters
4.56 gals liters
6.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
168 °FC
160 °FC
65 minutes

Boil

1.028 1.058 (estimated)
6 gallons liters 6.70 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
5.25 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.00 gallonsliters at 1.028 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.033.

You wanted an OG of 1.068. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

5 gallons liters 5.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.051 (1.068 predicted)
1.012 (1.018 predicted)

Conditioning

5/20/2016
20
38 PSI

Tasting Notes (2)
BackAlleyBrewing

Tasted on 5/20/2016 by BackAlleyBrewing

Notes:

The first sip tasted pretty good, but the next two had some of the hops from the bottom of the fermenter and they were pretty astringent.

BackAlleyBrewing

Tasted on 5/3/2016 by BackAlleyBrewing

Notes:

This was mostly trub blow off. It tasted pretty good but a bitter finish because of concentration of hops. gravity was 1.022

Recipe Facts

May 2016 Amber
American Amber Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.068 OG
  • 1.018 FG
  • 39.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.58 BG:GU
  • 15.9° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 6.5% ABV Alcohol
  • 233 per 12oz Calories
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