Two Farm Best Bitter v2 Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 4/1/2017

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

No water adjustments except 1/4 campden tablet in strike water Overshot strike water temp by 1.5F (159.7F) since i've been undershooting mash temps; Hit 149.9F initial Mash temp Stirred every 15 mins; Ended at 146.3; Vorlaufed 2 quarts, first runnings at 1.056 (refractometer/14 Brix) Collected 4 Gallons @ 1.058 Cold batch sparge w/2.5 Gallons (1 less than recommended); stirred and rested 5 minutes First sparge runnings @ 1.025 Collected 6.5 Gallons total @ 1.043 Boiled 60 minutes Super Moss and Yeast nutrient at 10 minutes Added flame out hops a couple of minutes after chilling started chilled to 70F, whirl pooled OG: 1.051 on refractometer and hydrometer (1.050 corrected to 1.051) transferred to 6.5 gallon carboy, aerated, pitched freshly harvested yeast from galaxy pale (WLP007) --- 4/3/17 --- AM: Fermenation starting up nicely PM: half an inch of Krausen, couple of bubbles every second --- 4/5/17 -- AM: Krausen fallen and fermentation slowing --- ? --- Transferred into secondary; Added 1oz EKG; had a slight diesel-alcohol flavor, hoped would clear --- 4/26/17 --- Tasted from secondary after 2 1/2 weeks w/dry hop; Clearly a FAIL! (See tasting notes) Probably won't keg and will discard any yeast left over from the same harvest.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

11 lb kg

Grain Temp

68.3 °FC

Target Mash Temp

150 °FC

Mash Thickness

1.9 qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

60 min.

Wort Into Fermenter

5.5 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

0.5 gals liters

Boil Loss

1 gals/hour liters/hour

Wort Shrinkage

0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

Total Water Needed

8.96 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

6.10 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

5.47 gals liters

HLT Temperature

158.21 °FC

Strike Temperature

158.21 °FC

1st Runnings

3.82 gals liters

Sparge Volume

3.49 gals liters

Total Runoff

7.20 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

Mash Start Temp

149.9 °FC

Mash End Temp

146.3 °FC

Mash Time

60 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.043 1.039 (estimated)

Boil Volume

6.5 gallons liters 7.20 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

5.5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.50 gallonsliters at 1.043 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.050.

You wanted an OG of 1.045. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

5.5 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.051 (1.045 predicted)

Final Gravity

(1.011 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

Bottle/Keg

Tasting Notes (1)

Tasted on 4/26/2017 by jfoley

Notes:

!!!FAIL!!! Sat in Carboy w/Dry hops for 2 and bit weeks. Slight off taste that I tasted when going into secondary didn't clear and now just tastes off. Stale/oxidized and harsh alcohols. I think this was a yeast issue (2nd generation re-pitched yeast, no starter, probably poor oxygenation)

Recipe Facts

Two Farm Best Bitter v2

Best Bitter

5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
60 min Boil Time
1.045 OG
1.011 FG
31.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.71 BG:GU
10.6° SRM Color
60% Efficiency
4.3% ABV Alcohol
149 per 12oz Calories

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