Catastrophic Ale Recipe

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Catastrophic Ale

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All Grain
3 Gallon(s)
4.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Right off the bat, this is my first attempt at an all grain batch. I'm not quite sure how this brew will turn out just yet. Here are some speed bumps i ran into along the way. During the mash the strike water cooled down more than expected when added to the grain. The water was 165 deg f and dropped to 142 deg f. It sat there for a good 30 min while i boiled 2 quarts of water and added it to the mash. The temp rose to 158 deg f. A little hotter than I wanted so i let it cool down with the lid off for about 5 min. The temp dropped to about 154 deg f so I put the lid on the mash tun and let it sit for 60 min. During the mash out I drained the mash too fast so the grain bed was too compact and wouldn't let the mash liquid through. This threw off my whole operation. I ended up having to improvise and make a complete mess out of my kitchen. I ended up using a steeping bag and salvaging what i could out of mash. I acquired 4.5 gal for the boil and 3 gal wort into fermenter. OG was 1.078. Cheers!

Fermentables

93% - Pale Ale - US
14
37
3
Mash
2% - CaraRed - DE
0.375
35
20
Mash
2% - Vienna - US
0.375
36
4
Mash
2% - Aromatic Malt - US
0.25
35
20
Mash

Hops

Northern Brewer
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
6.9
19.8
Styrian Goldings
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
3.4
9.7
Fuggles
1
Leaf
Boil
15 min(s)
3.7
4.8

Yeast

White Labs Irish Ale WLP004
76%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
1
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

Tasting Notes (1)

McKiefer

Tasted on 4/12/2018 by McKiefer

Recipe Facts

Catastrophic Ale
  • 3.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 4.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.138 OG
  • 1.033 FG
  • 34.3 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.25 BG:GU
  • 11.2° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 13.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 511 per 12oz Calories
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