So yesterday I ended up brewing about 9 gallons of what I anticipated being an APA. I ran into a couple of issues that were unforeseen. My grain bill ended up being close to 25lbs, the most grain Ive ever used. When I sparged, I could only sparge 6 gallons rather than the close to 8 gallons that was called for. So what was initially an APA turns out to be a light IPA.
I ended up striking with 7.4 gallons (water initially into the grain mash tun), and sparged with 6 gallons for a total 13.4 gallons of water. I ended up getting 10.85 gallons of wort runoff, giving me a total of about 9-9.25 gallons of wort after the boil. Since I was shooting for a 10 gallon batch, the numbers ended up changing giving me a much higher alcohol content, a higher IBU (bitterness), and a darker beer overall.
Here are the differences:
Planned SRM: 8.5
Actual SRM: 9.2
Planned ABV: 5.7%
Actual ABV: ~6.4%
Planned IBU: 49
Actual IBU: 52
A peTit APA
Batch size 9 gallons
Boil size 11.1 gallons
Boil time 60 minutes
Grain weight 24.45 pounds
Efficiency 70%
Original gravity 1.065
Final gravity 1.011
Alcohol (by volume) 7.1% (with a FG of 1.010)
Bitterness (IBU) 52
Color (SRM) 9.2°L
Yeast - (washed yeast) Safale US-05
Grains/Extracts/Sugars
24.45 pounds
2 Row Base, 28ppg, 1.5°L - 10 pounds, 40.9%
Pale Ale, 38ppg, 2.5°L -10 pounds 40.9%
Munich (Light), 34ppg, 8.5°L - 2 pounds 8.2%
Crystal 40L, 34ppg, 40°L - 0.75 pounds 3.1%
Honey, 30ppg, 20°L - 0.72 pounds 2.9%
CaraPils, 33ppg, 1.5°L - 0.68 pounds 2.8%
Crystal 80L, 34ppg, 85°L - 0.3 pounds 1.2%
Mash
Strike Target 152°F 7.4 gallons
Sparge Target 170°F 6 gallons
Chinook hops
11.4%, Pellet 1 ounces
Cascade hops
6.3%, Pellet 0.5 ounces
Boil
60 minutes, 11.1 gallons
Chinook hops, 11.4%, Pellet - 0.9 ounces 60 minutes
Chinook hops, 11.4%, Pellet - 0.5 ounces 20 minutes
Cascade hops, 6.3%, Pellet - 0.5 ounces 20 minutes
Cascade hops, 6.3%, Pellet - 1.5 ounces 15 minutes
Irish moss, 15 minutes
Cascade hops, 6.3%, Pellet - 0.7 ounces 10 minutes
Ferment
14 days @ 61-66 degrees
Dry Hop with 3 ounces of Cascade hops for 7 days
I hit 1.052 before the boil and 1.064 after the boil...
Any thoughts on the recipe or anything?
I ended up striking with 7.4 gallons (water initially into the grain mash tun), and sparged with 6 gallons for a total 13.4 gallons of water. I ended up getting 10.85 gallons of wort runoff, giving me a total of about 9-9.25 gallons of wort after the boil. Since I was shooting for a 10 gallon batch, the numbers ended up changing giving me a much higher alcohol content, a higher IBU (bitterness), and a darker beer overall.
Here are the differences:
Planned SRM: 8.5
Actual SRM: 9.2
Planned ABV: 5.7%
Actual ABV: ~6.4%
Planned IBU: 49
Actual IBU: 52
A peTit APA
Batch size 9 gallons
Boil size 11.1 gallons
Boil time 60 minutes
Grain weight 24.45 pounds
Efficiency 70%
Original gravity 1.065
Final gravity 1.011
Alcohol (by volume) 7.1% (with a FG of 1.010)
Bitterness (IBU) 52
Color (SRM) 9.2°L
Yeast - (washed yeast) Safale US-05
Grains/Extracts/Sugars
24.45 pounds
2 Row Base, 28ppg, 1.5°L - 10 pounds, 40.9%
Pale Ale, 38ppg, 2.5°L -10 pounds 40.9%
Munich (Light), 34ppg, 8.5°L - 2 pounds 8.2%
Crystal 40L, 34ppg, 40°L - 0.75 pounds 3.1%
Honey, 30ppg, 20°L - 0.72 pounds 2.9%
CaraPils, 33ppg, 1.5°L - 0.68 pounds 2.8%
Crystal 80L, 34ppg, 85°L - 0.3 pounds 1.2%
Mash
Strike Target 152°F 7.4 gallons
Sparge Target 170°F 6 gallons
Chinook hops
11.4%, Pellet 1 ounces
Cascade hops
6.3%, Pellet 0.5 ounces
Boil
60 minutes, 11.1 gallons
Chinook hops, 11.4%, Pellet - 0.9 ounces 60 minutes
Chinook hops, 11.4%, Pellet - 0.5 ounces 20 minutes
Cascade hops, 6.3%, Pellet - 0.5 ounces 20 minutes
Cascade hops, 6.3%, Pellet - 1.5 ounces 15 minutes
Irish moss, 15 minutes
Cascade hops, 6.3%, Pellet - 0.7 ounces 10 minutes
Ferment
14 days @ 61-66 degrees
Dry Hop with 3 ounces of Cascade hops for 7 days
I hit 1.052 before the boil and 1.064 after the boil...
Any thoughts on the recipe or anything?