Flatt Springer Cascade Ale Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 2/25/2013

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

barley crusher set at .049 to mill grains should have checked settings, way to loose resulted in about 69% effeciency. Guess this will be a real easy drinker. In the end it came out at 4.7% abv Day 1 check fermentation temp 73. Day 2 / 70. Day 3 / 66. Day 4 / 66. Day 5 / 66 Day 6 racked to secondary/keg Left in keg @ 66 for 4 days then chilled to 38 Overnight then force carbonated.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

10.6 lb kg

Grain Temp

50 °FC

Target Mash Temp

145 °FC

Mash Thickness

1.5 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

°FC

Mash Tun Loss

0.25 gals liters

Brew Kettle Trub Loss

0.49 gals liters

Boil Loss

1 gals/hour liters/hour

Wort Shrinkage

0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

Total Water Needed

8.39 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

4.82 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

4.22 gals liters

HLT Temperature

156.93 °FC

Strike Temperature

156.93 °FC

1st Runnings

2.63 gals liters

Sparge Volume

4.17 gals liters

Total Runoff

6.69 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

Mash Start Temp

145 °FC

Mash End Temp

145 °FC

Mash Time

minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.031 1.041 (estimated)

Boil Volume

6.69 gallons liters 6.69 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.69 gallonsliters at 1.031 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.036.

You wanted an OG of 1.048. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

5 gallons liters 5.00 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.040 (1.048 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.005 (1.012 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

3/8/2013

Bottle/Keg

Keg PSI

PSI

Tasting Notes (2)

Tasted on 4/21/2013 by FlattBrewing

Notes:

go clear not much tastes like beer light. nice light tasting, low abv. good ale could use more hops

Tasted on 3/8/2013 by FlattBrewing

Notes:

Light, slightly cloudy. Faint, can't put my finger on a scent as so of yet. Smooth, if you want the full flavor no sipping take a nice big drink. More than expected. Nice easy drinker. For the day you want nothing more than a beer.

Recipe Facts

Flatt Springer Cascade Ale

American Pale Ale

5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
6.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
60 min Boil Time
1.048 OG
1.012 FG
70.7 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
1.46 BG:GU
5.2° SRM Color
69% Efficiency
4.7% ABV Alcohol
160 per 12oz Calories

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