Brunette Summer Rye Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 7/16/2017

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

used tap water treated with 1/4 campden tablet per 5 gallons. 1st 1.078. 1.033 2nd. 3rd 1.022 Last runnings 1.012. Final 1.5 gallons collected used washed US05 from 6/20. Didn't plan ahead for starter, just dumped 1 jar into fermenter at 9 pm sunday evening. Fermentation started slowly Monday AM. By tuesday, was fully going. Temps in mid 60s in basement Sunday through Friday. put in fridge to cold crash wed, 7/25 ended about 5.6 ABV

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

9.4375 lb kg

Grain Temp

65 °FC

Target Mash Temp

149 °FC

Mash Thickness

1.6 qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

90 min.

Wort Into Fermenter

5.75 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

9.46 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

4.53 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

4.03 gals liters

HLT Temperature

158.84 °FC

Strike Temperature

158.84 °FC

1st Runnings

2.61 gals liters

Sparge Volume

5.43 gals liters

Total Runoff

7.95 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

4.9 PH

Mash Start Temp

149 °FC

Mash End Temp

°FC

Mash Time

90 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.040 1.038 (estimated)

Boil Volume

7.33 gallons liters 7.95 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

90 minutes minutes (90 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

6 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 7.33 gallonsliters at 1.040 for 90 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.50 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.048.

You wanted an OG of 1.047. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

5.5 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.047 (1.047 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.004 (1.007 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

7/27/2017

Bottle/Keg

Keg PSI

20 PSI

Tasting Notes (1)

Tasted on 7/23/2017 by mpt2222

Notes:

Tasted while taking initial FG reading from the fermenter. Very mild, no bitterness, still cloudy. Amazing difference using 05 yeast compared to the kolsch yeast. had a pronounced alcohol odor (not surprisinng for a green stage 5.6 ABV brew) with NO hop aroma. I expect this to finish with less flavor complexity than the original recipe more toward a light blonde ale or mild cream ale.

Recipe Facts

Brunette Summer Rye

Blonde Ale

5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
7.25 Gallons Liters Boil Size
90 min Boil Time
1.047 OG
1.007 FG
16.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.36 BG:GU
4.1° SRM Color
75% Efficiency
5.1% ABV Alcohol
152 per 12oz Calories

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