Strong Bitter Recipe - Festival Ale 1st attempt at all grain brewing

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Festival Ale 1st attempt at all grain brewing

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All Grain
38 Liter(s)
50 Liter(s)
70 min
72%
Added a load of Calcium Carbonate to the mash water because I thought the PH of my tap water was about 5, but it wasn’t, it was about 8. I think this gave a slightly odd flavour which did go eventually. I was a bit disappointed with this as my first brew. OG 1060 FG 1015 for 5.9%. Fermented for 23 days at 18c. Diacetyl rest 19c for 2 days on day 15 to 17. 19L in keg and 38X500ml bottles. Carbed the keg to 15psi. 1tsp sugar for each bottle. 1 week in warm place before cooling.

Fermentables

89% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
9.2
32
3
Mash
10% - Crystal Malt
1
32
0
Mash
1% - Chocolate Malt - US
0.15
32
350
Mash

Hops

WGV
60
Leaf
Boil
70 min(s)
6
22.1
Challenger
60
Leaf
Boil
70 min(s)
7
25.8
Goldings
40
Leaf
Boil
1 min(s)
5
0.5

Yeast

White Labs British Ale WLP005
77%

Other Stuff

Yeast Nutrient
15
ml
Boil
Protofloc
0.66
each
Boil

Mash Steps

1
Direct Heat
66
90 min
2
Direct Heat
77
10 min

Special Instructions

1.
Made 3L yeast starter for this 38/L batch 26 hour before adding to wort.

Tasting Notes (1)

Whitters

Tasted on 2/18/2020 by Whitters

Notes:

Slightly odd dry flowery flavour. It is improving. However a bit disappointing for my first all grain brew.

Comments

  • Whitters

    Shouldn’t have added calcium carbonate to the mash tub.

    2/18/2020 4:33:45 PM

Recipe Facts

Festival Ale 1st attempt at all grain brewing
Strong Bitter
  • 38.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 50.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 70  min Boil Time
  • 1.052 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 48.4 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.92 BG:GU
  • 10.8° SRM Color
  • 72% Efficiency
  • 5.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 174 per 12oz Calories
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