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Recipe Scaling - Fort George Sunrise OPA Recipe Inside

Discussion in 'Recipes/Ingredients' started by HopheadNJ, Aug 14, 2015.

 

  1. #1
    HopheadNJ

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Aug 14, 2015
    So, I fell in love with Fort George's Sunrise Oatmeal Pale Ale while spending some time in the Seattle area earlier this summer and wanted to brew something similar. I reached out to Fort George and they kindly replied with a recipe scaled for their 8.5 barrel system.

    I have BeerSmith but I'm not too sure of the best way to scale this down to 5/10 gallon batches. The grain bill is simple and not a problem to scale but what about hop utilization? See recipe below:

    Grain Bill:
    420lbs of Organic Pale Malt
    75lbs of Oats( We use Breiss Oat flakes, but I am sure any variety will work)

    Hop Schedule:
    80min-
    1lb Amarillo
    1lb Centennial

    20 Min-
    1.5lbs Amarillo
    1.5lbs Centennial

    0 Min-
    2lbs Amarillo
    3lbs Centennial
    1lb Summit

    Dry Hop:
    4lbs Amarillo

    So we aim for 150deg mash temp and then rest for 40mins. our starting gravity is 1.049. We ferment at 68deg and raise it to 74 after it reaches 1.030 to allow for a diacetyl rest temp at the end. Our finishing gravity is 1.009. We then pull the yeast and dry hop it. We use 1968 London ESB yeast from wyeast
     
  2. #2
    malaleb

    Member

    Posted Nov 9, 2015
    One of my favorites too. Have you already tried out the recipe?

    I reached out to them too about the hop schedule. They didn't break it down by type but they guy told me that if he was brewing 5 gallons he would try 1 ounce first addition. 1 ounce second addition. 3.5 ounces final addition and 3.5 ounces dry-hop.

    Haven't gotten around to trying to brew it yet, but the info you found helps. Have you tired it yet?
     
  3. #3
    atom

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 9, 2015
    going by their recipe:

    for 5 gallons:

    8 lb pale
    1.4 lb flaked oats

    80min-
    .3 oz Amarillo
    .3 oz Centennial

    20 Min-
    .5 oz Amarillo
    .5 oz Centennial

    0 Min-
    .6 oz Amarillo
    1 oz Centennial
    .3 oz Summit

    Dry Hop:
    1.25 oz Amarillo

    but i agree with @malaleb and i'd up the flameout and dryhop amounts by 2 to 3 times...
     
  4. #4
    HopheadNJ

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 10, 2015
    I actually did brew this.. I used Beersmith to get my to 45 IBUs. It was around 1 oz first addition, 1 oz second, and heavy handed the flameout with around 4.5oz lol.

    Unfortunately, this beer got a brett infection (my first unintentional in years of brewing!) likely from one of my funky beers nearby. I've since been feeding it all types of dregs from commercial sours - we'll see if it turns into something drinkable.

    I would like to attempt this again soon though
     
  5. #5
    kcinpdx

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 29, 2018
    reviving an old thread. I did this recipe this weekend. I'll report out on the results.
     
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