ProblemChild
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Well, seems that requesting a pale critique is a little anti climactic. Let's face it - just a pale. Tasty, easy and generally non-offensive. The chance of going "meh" as opposed to "bleh" is decent enough I guess. Easy to make a good one.
Still, I am looking to use 4 oz of Belma given to me by a friend and I decided to make the best of it. Looking for thoughts on this format. Had some leftover Azacca and Simcoe and thought that used properly, they would not overpower the Belma and maybe even work pretty well.
I am using a thicker mash as it seems that I get decent conversion, but leave a lot in the mash tun (bigger sparge is the idea here). Hopefully this approach works out well
Anyway, here it goes.
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.75 gal
Boil Size: 7.14 gal
Boil Time: 75 min
End of Boil Vol: 6.51 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.45 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 76.1 %
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10.00 lb Pale Malt, 2-Row (Rahr) (1.8 SRM) Grain 78.4 %
1.75 lb Wheat - Red Malt (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Grain 13.7 %
0.50 lb Carahell (Weyermann) (13.0 SRM) Grain 3.9 %
0.50 lb Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 3.9 %
0.30 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 11.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 18.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Azacca [12.7 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 5.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop 3.8 IBUs
1.50 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs (actual, 20 min at below 170°F)
0.50 oz Azacca [12.7 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs (actual, 20 min at below 170°F)
1.0 pkg American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124.21 ml]
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.057 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.9 %
Bitterness: 38.5 IBUs
Est Color: 4.3 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Sparge Water: 5.08 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.00 F
Total Grain Weight: 12.75 lb
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 3.59 gal of water at 165.76 F 150.00 F 75 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.08 gal water at 168.00 F
Still, I am looking to use 4 oz of Belma given to me by a friend and I decided to make the best of it. Looking for thoughts on this format. Had some leftover Azacca and Simcoe and thought that used properly, they would not overpower the Belma and maybe even work pretty well.
I am using a thicker mash as it seems that I get decent conversion, but leave a lot in the mash tun (bigger sparge is the idea here). Hopefully this approach works out well
Anyway, here it goes.
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.75 gal
Boil Size: 7.14 gal
Boil Time: 75 min
End of Boil Vol: 6.51 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.45 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 76.1 %
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10.00 lb Pale Malt, 2-Row (Rahr) (1.8 SRM) Grain 78.4 %
1.75 lb Wheat - Red Malt (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Grain 13.7 %
0.50 lb Carahell (Weyermann) (13.0 SRM) Grain 3.9 %
0.50 lb Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 3.9 %
0.30 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 11.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 18.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Azacca [12.7 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 5.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop 3.8 IBUs
1.50 oz Belma [9.80 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs (actual, 20 min at below 170°F)
0.50 oz Azacca [12.7 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs (actual, 20 min at below 170°F)
1.0 pkg American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124.21 ml]
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.057 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.9 %
Bitterness: 38.5 IBUs
Est Color: 4.3 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Sparge Water: 5.08 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.00 F
Total Grain Weight: 12.75 lb
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 3.59 gal of water at 165.76 F 150.00 F 75 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.08 gal water at 168.00 F
