Brewday: April 20, 2010 - Chris and Robin's Beerfest recipe clone

Summary

Volume to fermenter[ltr (gal)]: 23.00 Original Gravity[SG]:1.056
Mash Efficiency [%]: 75.00% Bitterness[IBU]:33.97
Colour [SRM(EBC)]:32.51(64.04)

Mash

Mash water volume [ltr (gal)]:23.43 (6.19) Mash tun volume required[ltr (gal)]:31.61 (8.35)
Total Mash Grain Weight [gms (lbs)]:7809.67 (17.22)

Grains:

Type Weight [gms (lbs)] Actual Weight
Ale Malt (Barrett Burston) 4784.92 (10.55)                     
Brown Malt 299.79 (0.66)                     
Carapils Malt (Weyermann) 730.38 (1.61)                     
Choc Chit Malt (Joe White) 131.91 (0.29)                     
Chocolate Malt (Bairds) 203.86 (0.45)                     
Chocolate Malt Pale (Bairds) 131.91 (0.29)                     
Crystal Malt Dark (Bairds) 119.92 (0.26)                     
Crystal Pale (Thomas Fawcett) 740.52 (1.63)                     
Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) 666.47 (1.47)                     
   
   

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 Direct 68.00 (154.40) 90

Mash gravity @ 100% conversion [SG]:1.076

Test ph

Observed ph:
pH adjustments:


Sparge

Minimum required efficiency:75.00 % Max expected efficiency79.73 %

Sparge No Water addition [l]Expected recovered volume [l]Required gravityMax expected gravity
1 2.95 14.50 77.49 87.27
     
2 14.50 14.50 34.89 39.29
     
Combined 17.45 29.00 56.19 63.28
     

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]:1.056

Boil

Hops:

Hop Utilisation Method: Tinseth - No chill cooling method
Type AA(%) IBU Weight [gms (oz)] Actual Weight Time(minutes)
Centennial 9.00% 23.14 32.19 (1.14)             60.00
Cascade 7.80% 4.63 9.46 (0.33)             15.00
Centennial 9.00% 6.20 10.98 (0.39)             15.00
Cascade 7.80% 0.00 4.77 (0.17)             Hop Tea
Centennial 9.00% 0.00 14.31 (0.50)             Hop Tea


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]:1.065mash items only1.065
Boiler loses [ltr (gal)]:2.00 (0.53)

Yeast Pitching

Type Min Temp[C (F)] Max Temp[C (F)]
American Ale - Wyeast 1056 15.00 (59.00) 22.00 (71.60)

Estimated required yeast cells (billion): 241.44

Dried yeast (gm): 12.84
 
No of liquid yeast(Wyeast/Whitelabs) packs: 2.57(Assumes 94% viability)
 
Approximate amount of solid slurry (ml):
One hour settling 342.47(Assumes 25% trub and 94% viability)
One day settling 171.24(Assumes 25% trub and 94% viability)
Longer than 1 week settling 89.42(Assumes 25% trub and 80% viability)

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