Brewday: January 16, 2010 - Reay's Bitter

Summary

Volume to fermenter[ltr (gal)]: 23.00 Original Gravity[SG]:1.043
Mash Efficiency [%]: 75.00% Bitterness[IBU]:40.79
Colour [SRM(EBC)]:6.71(13.21)

Mash

Mash water volume [ltr (gal)]:13.81 (3.65) Mash tun volume required[ltr (gal)]:25.29 (6.68)
Total Mash Grain Weight [gms (lbs)]:4602.78 (10.15)

Grains:

Type Weight [gms (lbs)] Actual Weight
Biscuit Malt 124.94 (0.28)                     
Crystal Pale (Thomas Fawcett) 497.54 (1.10)                     
Maris Otter Malt (Bairds) 3980.30 (8.78)                     
   
   

Mash Schedule:

Name Method Step temp
[C (F)]
Step time
[minutes]
Addition amount
[ltr (gal)]
Addition temp
[C (F)]
Liquor/grist ratio
[ltr/kg]
Sacchrification Infusion 67.00 (152.60) 60 13.81 (3.65) 73.29 (163.92) 3.00

Mash gravity @ 100% conversion [SG]:1.027

Test ph

Observed ph:
pH adjustments:


Sparge

Minimum required efficiency:75.00 % Max expected efficiency87.95 %

Sparge No Water addition [l]Expected recovered volume [l]Required gravityMax expected gravity
1 8.40 14.50 49.76 61.82
     
2 14.50 14.50 17.27 21.46
     
Combined 22.90 29.00 33.51 41.64
     

Assumed constants:

Absorbtion [l/kg]:1.3 Grain displacement [l/kg]:0.67

Preboil Values:

Preboil wort volume [ltr (gal)]:29.00 (7.66) @ mash out temp.29.69 (7.84)
Preboil gravity [SG]:1.034

Boil

Hops:

Hop Utilisation Method: Tinseth
Type AA(%) IBU Weight [gms (oz)] Actual Weight Time(minutes)
Northern Brewer 8.50% 20.79 25.57 (0.90)             60.00
Fuggle 4.75% 10.00 44.34 (1.56)             15.00
Fuggle 4.75% 10.00 110.36 (3.89)             5.00


Postboil Values:

Evaporation [ltr (gal)]:4.00 (1.06)
Postboil wort volume [ltr (gal)]:26.72 (7.06)@ boiling temp.27.84 (7.35)
Postboil target gravity [SG]:1.039mash items only1.039
Boiler loses [ltr (gal)]:2.00 (0.53)

Yeast Pitching

Type Min Temp[C (F)] Max Temp[C (F)]
Saf Ale S-04 16.00 (60.80) 24.00 (75.20)

Estimated required yeast cells (billion): 187.41

Dried yeast (gm): 9.97
 
No of liquid yeast(Wyeast/Whitelabs) packs: 1.99(Assumes 94% viability)
 
Approximate amount of solid slurry (ml):
One hour settling 265.83(Assumes 25% trub and 94% viability)
One day settling 132.92(Assumes 25% trub and 94% viability)
Longer than 1 week settling 69.41(Assumes 25% trub and 80% viability)

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