Beer 4 of 12 in run to the Skirmish in the Triad. And hey…why not do another new style! I’ve done an English Barley Wine years ago but nothing like this style. I have had the Fullers 1845 and it was covered in “Can You Brew It” so I decided to give that recipe a whirl.
Recipe Info
Recipe: british strong ebiab 1
Style: British Strong Ale 17A BJCP 2015
Date: 07-31-2016
|
Recipe |
Guideline Min |
Guideline Max |
|
|
OG |
1.063 |
1.055 |
1.080 |
|
FG |
1.013 |
1.015 |
1.022 |
|
Color |
15.8 |
8.0 |
22.0 |
|
ABV |
6.6 |
5.5 |
8.0 |
|
IBU |
57.0 |
30.0 |
60.0 |
Brewery Info
Efficiency: 70 %
Attenuation: 80 %
Mash Info
Weight: 15.5 Lbs
Thickness: 1.71 Qt per Lb
Deadspace: 2.5 G
Strikewater: 9.13 G
Volume: 10.37 G
Temp: 148.0 F
Boil Info
Kettle Gravity: 1.053
Predicted Mash Run-off: 7.73 G
Target Starting Boil Volume: 7.75 G
Boil Duration: 60 min
Evaporation Rate: 1.25 G per Hour
Final Boil Volume: 6.5 G
Fermentables
|
Weight |
% by Weight |
Name |
Yield |
SRM |
|
12.500 Lb |
81.0 % |
Maris Otter (Crisp) |
82.0 |
3.0 |
|
1.500 Lb |
10.0 % |
Crystal, Dark (Simpsons) |
76.0 |
80.0 |
|
1.500 Lb |
10.0 % |
Amber (Crisp) |
80.0 |
27.5 |
Hops
|
Weight |
Name |
AAU |
Time |
Use |
IBUs |
|
1.0 Oz |
Magnum |
12.0 |
60 mins |
Boil |
34.0 |
|
2.0 Oz |
East Kent Goldings (EKG) |
5.0 |
15 mins |
Boil |
14.0 |
|
2.0 Oz |
East Kent Goldings (EKG) |
5.0 |
20 mins |
Aroma |
9.0 |
Yeast
|
Amount |
Name |
|
1.000 unit |
English Ale White Labs WLP002 |
Misc
|
Amount |
Name |
Time |
Use |
|
1.000 tablet |
Whirlfloc Tablet |
15 mins |
Boil |
|
0.500 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Wyeast) |
10 mins |
Boil |
Water
Predicted Mash Ph: 5.42
|
Ca |
Mg |
Na |
Cl |
So |
Bicarbonate |
|
|
Water |
7 |
3 |
21 |
11 |
24 |
46 |
|
Mash |
68 |
3 |
21 |
11 |
169 |
46 |
|
Sparge |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Final |
95 |
4 |
29 |
15 |
238 |
65 |
|
Target |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mash Water
Total Water Treated: 9.126 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 9.126 G
Mash Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 9.0 g
Ferment:
pitch @ 63F
raise to 68F over 12 hours
hold for 48 hours then lower to 64 F over 24 hours
8/12/16 1.4L starter w/ 140g DME of 002
8/14/16 normal brewday. hit all my numbers. no fruit flys this time 🙂 beer tasted good going into fermenter but maybe a bit husky? pitched at 3pm. @9pm small kreusen and bubbling
8/15/16 big kreusen and strong bubbling
8/16/16 kreusen already dropped and bubbling greatly slowed. wow!
8/17/16 ~6 sec
8/18/16 no bubbling
8/19/16 ditto
8/22/16 ditto
9/5/16 racked to keg for gelatin FG 1.015 pH 4.5
nice clean malt forward aroma
fairly clear. nice deep brown color. nice rich complex malt notes. caramel. toffee. toast. a hint of booze but not harsh and a little tobacco. very promising. EKG comes through in aroma & flavor but not overwhelming. very promising.
9/9/16 bottled. targetting 2.4 volums. 78g of table sugar in 3.25 gallons of beer. 28 bottles.
i have mixed feelings on this beer. i just doesn’t come together the way i would want but i’m not sure why. that doesn’t help does it 🙂 not a bad beer but not great.
judges seem to agree. this set think it is hot and too bitter. maybe this one just needs some age? here are results from skirmish in the triad.
