Vienna+NB Pale Ale

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DeathBrewer

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Brewed this up today. Pictures to follow, probably tomorrow as I need some sleep. This was my Vienna & Northern Brewer SMaSH...we found that when we brewed up larger quantities (18 gal last time) it was far too malty, so I cut it with 20% 2-row this time, we'll see how that works.

Added some First Wort Hops and changed the additions around, too. Did a decoction mash, so that should put the color up to style for a pale. This is fermenting in a Sanke keg.

Got pictures of the new organized brewery, as well. I'll post a brew pr0n thread in the photo forum.

Oh yeah, and 92% efficiency today! I think that's my best yet.
:mug:

052509 Vienna+NB

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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10-A American Ale, American Pale Ale

Min OG: 1.045 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 30 Max IBU: 54
Min Clr: 5 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 12.50 Wort Size (Gal): 12.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 20.00
Anticipated OG: 1.054 Plato: 13.37
Anticipated SRM: 4.1
Anticipated IBU: 51.8
Brewhouse Efficiency: 92 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 14.71 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.046 SG 11.44 Plato


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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80.0 16.00 lbs. Vienna Malt Germany 1.037 3
20.0 4.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet Pellet 8.80 15.3 First WH
1.50 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet Pellet 8.80 25.5 60 min.
1.50 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet Pellet 8.80 6.8 15 min.
1.50 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet Pellet 8.80 4.2 5 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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2.00 Unit(s)Whirfloc Fining 15 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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Danstar Nottingham


Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 20.00
Water Qts: 28.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 7.00 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.40 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 150 Time: 120
Mash-out Rest Temp : 168 Time: 20
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 30

Total Mash Volume Gal: 8.60 - Dough-In Infusion Only

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.


Notes
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Decoction Mash of 12 quarts, boiled for 10 minutes

2 packs Servomyces with 15 minutes remaining

Pitched 3 packs of Nottingham Yeast
 
i'm probably going to brew this smash saturday or sunday, only in a smaller 5 1/2 gallon batch. i'm just wondering how much of a hop bomb it'll be. i know vienna is quite a bit maltier than 2-row and n.b. is fairly mellow, but does it balance out that much? here's what i'm using, which i believe is one of your recipes:

10 lbs vienna
1 oz northern brewer 60 min
1 oz northern brewer 20 min
1 oz northern brewer 5 min
 
I have had this in the fermentor for almost 4 weeks now. I am thinking about kegging it as soon as a tap blows.

I had 11lbs of vienna that I got 6.25 gallons of 1.063 wort. I need sight glass as i was shooting for 5.5 Gallons of 1.066. Oh well more is better, now I can fill a keg and a 12 pack for later.


So where are the pics?
 
Won't have time for pics as I will be going camping as soon as I get off work.

I'll get to the pics tho, and give tasting notes soon, as this is probably ready for the keg!

GG, it is a very hoppy beer, but yes...the vienna gives a bold maltiness and the northern brewer is more woody/spicy/minty than what most would use for a pale ale, so it balances very nicely.
 
holy crap, I took a hydro reading when transferring to the keg and it was at 1.008 corrected for temp.

It started at 1.060 since I had more volume than anticipated but that puts it at 6.8% ABV and this was mashed at 153 too.

I guess that is what happens when you dump your wort on a yeast cake :)
 
Vienna is interesting stuff. I mashed at 154°F when I first did this recipe with 10 lbs of Vienna. I got 84% efficiency and it fermented out very low, over 80% attenuation. So although it is kilned more than pale malt and has a maltier flavor, it is still highly fermentable.

I'm sure the giant glob of yeast helped, as well. :)

Ahh, I can't wait to keg this beer. Should be Wednesday!
 
I gotta say, cutting it with 20% pale malt and mashing at 150°F REALLY cut down the maltiness. I think I'm going to do this again on an 18 gallon scale, cut with only 10% pale malt and mash at 152°F next.

I might cut down on the hops a little too. It's a little more bitter than the original. I'll probably take a little off the 60 min and FWH additions.

Still a fantastic beer. :)
 
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