sleepspeaking
Well-Known Member
This is my first attempt at building a recipe.
I'm attempting an easy drinking ale for some of my BMC drinking buddies that view homebrew as something better left to the "West Coast Hippies" while appealing to my wife's preference for honey based beverages.
So here is the plan:
Recipe: Miel Ale
Brewer: Sleepspeaking
Style: Cream Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.92 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.92 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 4.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 19.1 IBUs
Est Mash Efficiency: 89.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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3 lbs Carafoam (Weyermann) (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 33.3 %
3 lbs Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 33.3 %
2 lbs Wheat - White Malt (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Grain 3 22.2 %
8.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4 5.6 %
0.60 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 5 8.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [9.20 %] - Boil 8.0 min Hop 6 10.0 IBUs
0.40 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 7 0.2 IBUs
1.0 pkg Cream Ale Yeast Blend (White Labs #WLP08 Yeast 8 -
8.0 oz Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 9 5.6 %
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 9 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 26.63 qt of water at 161.8 F 152.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun , 2.64gal, 2.64gal) of 168.0 F water
---FERM PROCESS-----------------------------
Primary: 14.00 Days at 69.0 F
Style Carb Range: 2.60-2.70 Vols
Bottling: aiming for 2.6 Volumes CO2: 14.00 Days at 69.0 F
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Is my fermentation timing unrealistic?
I'm attempting an easy drinking ale for some of my BMC drinking buddies that view homebrew as something better left to the "West Coast Hippies" while appealing to my wife's preference for honey based beverages.
So here is the plan:
Recipe: Miel Ale
Brewer: Sleepspeaking
Style: Cream Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 6.92 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.92 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 4.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 19.1 IBUs
Est Mash Efficiency: 89.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
3 lbs Carafoam (Weyermann) (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 33.3 %
3 lbs Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 33.3 %
2 lbs Wheat - White Malt (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Grain 3 22.2 %
8.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4 5.6 %
0.60 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 5 8.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [9.20 %] - Boil 8.0 min Hop 6 10.0 IBUs
0.40 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 7 0.2 IBUs
1.0 pkg Cream Ale Yeast Blend (White Labs #WLP08 Yeast 8 -
8.0 oz Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 9 5.6 %
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 9 lbs
----------------------------
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 26.63 qt of water at 161.8 F 152.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun , 2.64gal, 2.64gal) of 168.0 F water
---FERM PROCESS-----------------------------
Primary: 14.00 Days at 69.0 F
Style Carb Range: 2.60-2.70 Vols
Bottling: aiming for 2.6 Volumes CO2: 14.00 Days at 69.0 F
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Is my fermentation timing unrealistic?