Drews Basic American Pale Ale - Whirlpool Brew Session

Brew Session Info

1/29/2017
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

First all grain beer! Got a stuck sparge, that took some moving of the grains. I think I am going to need a longer drain hose as well as learnt o open the valve slower to settle the grain bed.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

11.5 lb kg
60 °FC
152 °FC
1.33 qt/lbl/kg
70 min.
5.5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

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

Calculated Totals

9.21 gals liters
4.74 gals liters
4.92 gals liters
162.75 °FC
162.75 °FC
3.20 gals liters
4.29 gals liters
7.37 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
154 °FC
152 °FC
60 minutes

Boil

1.038 1.041 (estimated)
7.1 gallons liters 7.37 (gallonsliters estimated)
75 minutes minutes (75 minutes estimated)
6.5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 7.10 gallonsliters at 1.038 for 75 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.25 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.045.

You wanted an OG of 1.049. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

5.3 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.048 (1.049 predicted)
1.006 (1.012 predicted)

Conditioning

2/11/2017
20
10 PSI

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Recipe Facts

Drews Basic American Pale Ale - Whirlpool
American Pale Ale
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 75  min Boil Time
  • 1.049 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 35.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.71 BG:GU
  • 6.7° SRM Color
  • 64% Efficiency
  • 4.8% ABV Alcohol
  • 164 per 12oz Calories
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