Tribute Tribute - Extract Brew Session

Brew Session Info

3/12/2017
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Second attempt. Need to make sure I use the right amount of Maris Otter this time. Converted lbs/ozs to grams and adjusted hops for actual AA% variance from recipe. 2360 grams Maris Otter Extract 544 grams Munich Malt LME 31.6 grams Fuggles 26 grams Willamette * 2 26.4 grams Styrian Goldings * 2 Had difficultly measuring out the LME. Ended up with 1.3lb of Dark Munich and 5.25lb of Maris Otter. Added Fuggles FWH @ 160F. Got 4.7 gallons out of boil kettle. OG 1.050. Added 3.3 Quarts Spring Water to bring up to 5.5 gallons (planned volume). OG 1.043 @ 62.8F = 1.043. Happy! Set fermentation temp to 67F /- 1F. 3/24/2017 FG 1.008 @ 66.4 = 1.009. ABV: 4.46%, Attenuation: 78%. Yeast cake still sitting on top, but beer is beautifully clear and done. Ready to keg. Was thinking about moving to secondary to clear the beer, but it is crystal clear already. Straight to keg, then we will let it condition for a few weeks. Sampled it. See tasting notes.

Boil

Boil

NaN (estimated)
7 gallons liters 0.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
90 minutes minutes (90 minutes estimated)
5.2 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 7.00 gallonsliters at NaN for 90 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to NaN.

You wanted an OG of 1.042. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

5.5 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.043 (1.042 predicted)
1.009 (1.010 predicted)

Conditioning

Tasting Notes (1)
Apprentice-Brewer-US-GA

Tasted on 3/24/2017 by Apprentice-Brewer-US-GA

Notes:

Straight out of fermenter. Yeast cake still sitting on top. First time I noticed CO2 bubbles around the hydrometer (spun it), so CO2 in solution naturally. Clarity is excellent. Beer is crystal clear underneath yeast cake. Aroma has that lovely English straw note to it. No hops prominent. Mouth feel is good. Malt not heavy (as it was previously). Got a little carbonation so not totally flat. Flavor. Wonderful. Nice light bittering. Overall. Wow! Very happy. Just expected a little more hop prominence from the late additions, hence not 5 stars.

Recipe Facts

Tribute Tribute - Extract
Best Bitter
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.042 OG
  • 1.010 FG
  • 33.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.79 BG:GU
  • 5.4° SRM Color
  • 70% Efficiency
  • 4.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 137 per 12oz Calories
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