Brewlog: ESB - March 8, 2009
| Brewed: | March 8, 2009 | Bottled/Kegged: | April 3, 2009 | Status: | Ready |
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Values:
| Volume to fermenter[ltr (gal)]: | 15.00 | Alcohol by volume: | 6.30% | Apparent Attenuation: | 85.45% |
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| Original Gravity[SG]: | 1.055 | Final Gravity[SG]: | 1.008 | Colour [SRM(EBC)]: | |
| BU/GU ratio: | 0.60 | Balance: | 1.61 |
Recipe Values:
| Expected Mash Efficiency: | 75.00% | Expected Bitterness[IBU]: | 32.89 |
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| Actual Mash Efficiency: | 74.53% |
Comments:
Log entries:
Attenuation(points) vs Time(days)
| Fri April 03, 2009 22:26 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.008, Temp[C (F)]: 14.00 (57.20), Atten: 85.45%, ABV: 6.30% | Finally kegged tonight and measured with a hydrometer |
| Tue March 31, 2009 20:47 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.008, Temp[C (F)]: 21.00 (69.80), Atten: 85.59%, ABV: 6.31% | Tasting very fruity and malty Need to verify gravity reading with hydrometer when transferred to a keg. |
| Tue March 24, 2009 21:15 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.014, Temp[C (F)]: 20.00 (68.00), Atten: 74.55%, ABV: 5.50% | Tastes pretty awful Almost no malt character, and what I can only describe as a fly spray flavour from the hop oil. Hope it really evens out when carbonated. Not holding my breath |
| Fri March 20, 2009 08:44 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.055, Temp[C (F)]: 19.00 (66.20), Atten: 0.00%, ABV: 0.00% | Finally got around to get this one started. Looks like it is taking off really well. Wort tastes ok too. Maybe too much crystal and a bit too much bitterness, but time will sort that out. |
| Thu March 19, 2009 22:01 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.055, Temp[C (F)]: 26.00 (78.80), Atten: 0.00%, ABV: 0.00% | Second yeast starter now finished. Ended up with approximately: 100 ml of yeast slurry from 2l starter. |
| Sun March 15, 2009 20:59 | Gravity reading[SG]: 1.055, Atten: 0.00%, ABV: 0.00% | Looks like the yeast starter has got infected :( .. been left in a fridge that is now showing signs of signifigant mold infestation. Am trying the yeast on a test ferment to see if it is infected. |
Log tasting entries:
| Sat May 02, 2009 21:15 | Rating: 40 Age at tasting: 29 days |
yay ... came 3rd in the club judging even with a dose of acetaldehyde will clean it up and see if it can do even better at the brit ale comp scored 41/50 from one group and 24/50 from the other |
| Sun April 12, 2009 20:07 | Rating: 40 Age at tasting: 9 days |
This beer just keeps getting better. Still don't know how it compares as an ESB and at this stage don't really care. |
| Wed April 08, 2009 22:01 | Rating: 40 Age at tasting: 5 days |
Still tasting pretty good, will give it a week and see how it turns up. |
| Mon April 06, 2009 20:20 | Rating: 40 Age at tasting: 3 days |
Finally carbonated and tasting mighty fine. Still a little on the "green" side (and hope its not going to develop into a full blown case of acetaldehyde like other brews have). Seems to have all the required components, malty, hoppy and really dry finish. |