Centennial Mosaic IPA Brew Session

Brew Session Info

10/15/2016
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Did mixed batch and fly sparge (took nearly 1.25 hours total). vorlaufed, and drained about 1 gal of first runnings to kettle, added back a gallon of 180F water to mash tun, mixed grains and let sit for 15 mins. Vorlaufed, and fly sparged with remaining approx. 4 gals of sparge water for nearly an hour. Used Nottingham (had been washed twice; most recently about 4 months ago) without starter. Fermentation started approximately 24 hours after pitching and holding for 24-48 hours at around 70-68F. 1.060 OG before adding .5 lbs sugar after fermentation was well underway to bring to equivalent of calculated 1.064 OG. Should end up at about 7.1% - 7.6% ABV if ends around 1.010 - 1.006 FG, respectively. Warm weather during fermentation led to fermentation temps around 70-71F after the first day or so through remaining first week. cooled to 68F for remaining time in fermenter. Smells like juicy fruit gum and tropical fruit as ferments. Added AE after 1.5 weeks to start back up. Still slowly fermenting after 3.5 weeks. Stayed in basement averaging 70F temps.Left in fermentation bucket rather than racking to secondary to "age" for a few weeks at 70F temp before adding dry hops withoutmuslin bag when down to 1.010. Very slow fermentation. Cold crashed night before bottling. Extremely cloudy at bottling. looks like apple cider. One month in the bottles and still waiting for this to clear. Very cloudy even after weeks in the fridge after a couple weeks at fermentation temps in the bottles. 2.5 months after bottling, even when cold bottle conditioned, this remains cloudy. tastes great though!

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

16 lb kg
68 °FC
156 °FC
1.33 qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
6 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 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

10.26 gals liters
6.60 gals liters
5.57 gals liters
168.64 °FC
168.64 °FC
3.17 gals liters
4.69 gals liters
7.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
156 °FC
155 °FC
66 minutes

Boil

1.049 1.056 (estimated)
7.25 gallons liters 7.70 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
6.1 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 7.25 gallonsliters at 1.049 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.056.

You wanted an OG of 1.064. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

5.9 gallons liters 6.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.064 (1.064 predicted)
1.010 (1.010 predicted)

Conditioning

11/13/2016
10
Table
4.8 oz g

Tasting Notes (4)

mpt2222

Tasted on 11/28/2016 by mpt2222

Notes:

tastes very good. minimally carbonated. Still not clear. not overly bitter, but definitely an IpA. has fruitiness still from hops. Would definitely brew this again paying very close attention to obtaining a vigorous boil and chilling quickly before pitching yeast to ensure proteins properly fall out of solution.

mpt2222

Tasted on 11/14/2016 by mpt2222

Notes:

Apricot, peach and tropical fruits. Minimal bitterness. Very cloudy even with cold crashing. Looks like chill haze problem. Hope it clears with bottle conditioning because it tastes great.

mpt2222

Tasted on 11/6/2016 by mpt2222

Notes:

1.012 sampled today. Going to dry hop midweek and bottle next weekend. Hoping it's about at fg. Tastes like a great ipa

mpt2222

Tasted on 10/27/2016 by mpt2222

Notes:

took SG reading: 1.016. seems stuck. added 1/2 tsp AE. Took a taste. Great tasting IPA. Fruity, not as much as Tangier, but cross between Bell's two hearted and Tangier. Just the right bitterness, but I'm sure it will increase once it ferments down a bit more. Hoping to get down to about 1.011 or so by next week.

Recipe Facts

Centennial Mosaic IPA
American IPA
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.25 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.064 OG
  • 1.010 FG
  • 52.9 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.82 BG:GU
  • 4.5° SRM Color
  • 62% Efficiency
  • 7.0% ABV Alcohol
  • 214 per 12oz Calories
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