Brewlog: Hefeweizen Dunkel - February 21, 2010
| Brewed: | February 21, 2010 | Bottled/Kegged: | March 8, 2010 | Status: | Ready |
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Values:
| Volume to fermenter[ltr (gal)]: | 23.00 | Alcohol by volume: | 5.93% | Apparent Attenuation: | 79.25% |
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| Original Gravity[SG]: | 1.056 | Final Gravity[SG]: | 1.012 | Colour [SRM(EBC)]: | |
| BU/GU ratio: | 0.23 | Balance: | 0.52 |
Recipe Values:
| Expected Mash Efficiency: | 75.00% | Expected Bitterness[IBU]: | 11.03 |
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| Actual Mash Efficiency: | 75.42% |
Comments:
Added 1/8 of teaspoon CaCl to brew water
@11:45 - Protien rest @50~52 Deg.
@11:55 - Start heating to mash temp of 68 Deg.
@12:05 - @mash temp 68 Deg. Added 3/8 teaspoon Citric acid for pH: 5.5~6.0
@12:40 - Brix: 10.6 (GS:1.042)
@13:25 - Brix 12~12.2 (SG:1.049)
@13:38 - Brix:12.6~12.8 (SG:1.051)
@13:50 - Removed bag, added water to make 31Ltr, Brix:11.8 (SG:1.045)
@14:08 - Start of boil, added 95% of hops
@14:57 - Brix:11.4 (SG:1.046)
@15:20 - Brix:11.8~12 (SG:1.048)
@15:40 - Brix:12.2~12.4 (SG:1.050)
@15:55 - Brix:13 (SG:1.053)
@16:05 - Started cooling wort
@16:30 - 26 Deg, into fermenter 21Ltr, into fridge (Coff: 16.5, Con:17.5)
@21:20 - Wort 17.5 Deg., 2 minutes with paint stirrer to airrate, pitched yeast slurry @ 8th March - Bottling, aim for 3 vol CO2
- Stubby 1 carbo drop plus1/4 tsp dextrose
- Grolsch Bottle, 2 carbonation drops
- 680ml ~ 700ml bottle, 2 carbo drops + 1/4 tsp dextrose Conditioning in fridge @ 21 Degrees Celsius for minimum of 2 weeks, initial sampler 19/Mar/2010
@11:45 - Protien rest @50~52 Deg.
@11:55 - Start heating to mash temp of 68 Deg.
@12:05 - @mash temp 68 Deg. Added 3/8 teaspoon Citric acid for pH: 5.5~6.0
@12:40 - Brix: 10.6 (GS:1.042)
@13:25 - Brix 12~12.2 (SG:1.049)
@13:38 - Brix:12.6~12.8 (SG:1.051)
@13:50 - Removed bag, added water to make 31Ltr, Brix:11.8 (SG:1.045)
@14:08 - Start of boil, added 95% of hops
@14:57 - Brix:11.4 (SG:1.046)
@15:20 - Brix:11.8~12 (SG:1.048)
@15:40 - Brix:12.2~12.4 (SG:1.050)
@15:55 - Brix:13 (SG:1.053)
@16:05 - Started cooling wort
@16:30 - 26 Deg, into fermenter 21Ltr, into fridge (Coff: 16.5, Con:17.5)
@21:20 - Wort 17.5 Deg., 2 minutes with paint stirrer to airrate, pitched yeast slurry @ 8th March - Bottling, aim for 3 vol CO2
- Stubby 1 carbo drop plus1/4 tsp dextrose
- Grolsch Bottle, 2 carbonation drops
- 680ml ~ 700ml bottle, 2 carbo drops + 1/4 tsp dextrose Conditioning in fridge @ 21 Degrees Celsius for minimum of 2 weeks, initial sampler 19/Mar/2010
Log entries:
Attenuation(points) vs Time(days)
| Sat February 27, 2010 15:00 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.012, Temp[C (F)]: 17.50 (63.50), Atten: 79.25%, ABV: 5.93% | Looking good, or is that smells good |
| Thu February 25, 2010 09:30 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.012, Temp[C (F)]: 17.50 (63.50), Atten: 78.52%, ABV: 5.88% | Good smell in fridge, hits of banana & clove
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| Tue February 23, 2010 21:50 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.017, Temp[C (F)]: 17.50 (63.50), Atten: 70.28%, ABV: 5.26% | Good yeast foam head on brew |
| Mon February 22, 2010 20:20 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.043, Temp[C (F)]: 17.50 (63.50), Atten: 23.03%, ABV: 1.72% | Goods signs of fermemtation |
Log tasting entries:
| Sun March 21, 2010 09:59 | Rating: 30 Age at tasting: 12 days |
This came out really well - great aroma and taste, will be doing this again, next summer. |