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Fail Ale

173 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.023 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (brew house)
Source: BtBenham
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 11th 2018
1.052
1.016
4.7%
178.8
6.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light - (late boil kettle addition) 35 4 27.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 9.1%
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 63.6%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 55 min 130.44 50%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Aroma 10 min 48.36 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Sparge -- 150 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.4 g | 25.6 qt) 5.5 22  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.4 g | 25.6 qt) 6.14 24.6  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -1 -4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.4 g | 21.6 qt) 4.5 18  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.25 1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil volume 4 16  
Going into fermentor 4 16  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 5.5 22
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I just threw a bunch of shit together and didn't know what to expect. I guess i was going for a hoppy english style ale.

It was like 80-90 degrees in my apartment at times cause it was fermenting in august/september.

Didn't filter it at all. Let it ferment for for 20 days then bottle conditioned for 30.

I give it a solid 2 stars

its got a musty woodsy unpleasant bitterness to it.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-10-11 15:33 UTC