MKBoitnott
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
I have been brewing one my own for about a year now, and 3 years or so with my dad. I dont brew that often, but I did a few early batches that just didnt turn out right for various reasons (mostly mistakes in the process). For this last batch, my wife encouraged me to write every part of the process down. I did this and it worked perfectly. Issue free brew day... Heres the recipe and its definitely my best. Grain to glass in 4 weeks!!
Old Ironsides
7-B California Common Beer
Date: 3/19/2014
Size: 5.04*gal
Efficiency: 65.0%
Attenuation: 71.7%
Original Gravity: 1.057 (1.048 - 1.054)
Terminal Gravity: 1.016 (1.011 - 1.014)
Color: 14.99 (10.0 - 14.0)
Alcohol: 5.42% (4.5% - 5.5%)
Bitterness: 43.0 (30.0 - 45.0)
Ingredients:
10.0*lb (77.7%) 2-Row Brewers Malt - added during mash
1.25*lb (9.7%) Munich Malt - added during mash
.75*lb (5.8%) Crystal Malt 40°L - added during mash
.25*lb (1.9%) Crystal Malt 60°L - added during mash
.5*lb (3.9%) Victory® Malt - added during mash
2.0*oz (1.0%) Pale Chocolate Malt - added during mash
.75*oz (25.0%) Northern Brewer (9.9%) - 60*m
.75*oz (25.0%) Northern Brewer (9.9%) - 15*m
1.5*oz (50.0%) Northern Brewer (9.9%) - 1*m
2*L starter of White Labs WLP810 San Fransisco Lager
00:21:15 Mash In - Liquor: 4.02*gal; Strike: 162.28*°F; Target: 150.0*°F
01:21:15 Rest - Rest: 60.0*m; Final: 149.0*°F
01:46:15 Batch Sparge - Sparge: 0*gal sparge @ 168.0*°F, 5*m; Sparge #2: 3.73*gal sparge @ 190*°F, 20*m; Total Runoff: 6.39*gal
Results generated by BeerTools Pro 2.0.8
I fermented at 62F for three days and then raised to 65F for 11 days (total fermentation was 14 days).
Bottled to 2.5 volumes of C02. Its been sitting at 68F for 10 days. Already has awesome carbonation.
Tasting notes: Nice caramel background in the beginning and finished with some roasty toasty malts. Balanced with some minty wood NBs throughout. Really love the nice touch of fruity esters from the WLP810. So much different then those bad ones you get from underpitching Cal Ale (thats just my experience).
Good times.
I have been brewing one my own for about a year now, and 3 years or so with my dad. I dont brew that often, but I did a few early batches that just didnt turn out right for various reasons (mostly mistakes in the process). For this last batch, my wife encouraged me to write every part of the process down. I did this and it worked perfectly. Issue free brew day... Heres the recipe and its definitely my best. Grain to glass in 4 weeks!!
Old Ironsides
7-B California Common Beer
Date: 3/19/2014
Size: 5.04*gal
Efficiency: 65.0%
Attenuation: 71.7%
Original Gravity: 1.057 (1.048 - 1.054)
Terminal Gravity: 1.016 (1.011 - 1.014)
Color: 14.99 (10.0 - 14.0)
Alcohol: 5.42% (4.5% - 5.5%)
Bitterness: 43.0 (30.0 - 45.0)
Ingredients:
10.0*lb (77.7%) 2-Row Brewers Malt - added during mash
1.25*lb (9.7%) Munich Malt - added during mash
.75*lb (5.8%) Crystal Malt 40°L - added during mash
.25*lb (1.9%) Crystal Malt 60°L - added during mash
.5*lb (3.9%) Victory® Malt - added during mash
2.0*oz (1.0%) Pale Chocolate Malt - added during mash
.75*oz (25.0%) Northern Brewer (9.9%) - 60*m
.75*oz (25.0%) Northern Brewer (9.9%) - 15*m
1.5*oz (50.0%) Northern Brewer (9.9%) - 1*m
2*L starter of White Labs WLP810 San Fransisco Lager
00:21:15 Mash In - Liquor: 4.02*gal; Strike: 162.28*°F; Target: 150.0*°F
01:21:15 Rest - Rest: 60.0*m; Final: 149.0*°F
01:46:15 Batch Sparge - Sparge: 0*gal sparge @ 168.0*°F, 5*m; Sparge #2: 3.73*gal sparge @ 190*°F, 20*m; Total Runoff: 6.39*gal
Results generated by BeerTools Pro 2.0.8
I fermented at 62F for three days and then raised to 65F for 11 days (total fermentation was 14 days).
Bottled to 2.5 volumes of C02. Its been sitting at 68F for 10 days. Already has awesome carbonation.
Tasting notes: Nice caramel background in the beginning and finished with some roasty toasty malts. Balanced with some minty wood NBs throughout. Really love the nice touch of fruity esters from the WLP810. So much different then those bad ones you get from underpitching Cal Ale (thats just my experience).
Good times.
