Galaxy Pale Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday March 11th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

55.1

SRM (morey):

5.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	93.5%
10 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L10 oz Caramel / Crystal 20L	35	20	6.5%
9.62 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	Nugget0.25 oz Nugget Hops	Pellet	14	Boil	60 min	14.37	7.7%
1 oz	Galaxy (14.25 AA)1 oz Galaxy (14.25 AA) Hops	Pellet	14.25	Boil	15 min	29.03	30.8%
1 oz	Galaxy1 oz Galaxy Hops	Pellet	14.25	Boil	5 min	11.66	30.8%
1 oz	Galaxy1 oz Galaxy Hops	Pellet	14.25	Dry Hop	3 days		30.8%
3.25 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	Nugget (Pellet)	14.37	7.7%
1 oz	Galaxy (14.25 AA) (Pellet)	29.03	30.8%
2 oz	Galaxy (Pellet)	11.66	61.6%
3.25 oz / $ 0.00

Yeast

Wyeast - American Ale 1056

Amount:	2.40 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	60 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.2 gal	Strike	166 °F	154 °F	60 min
6 gal	Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb	3.25	13
Mash volume with grains	4.02	16.1
Grain absorption losses	-1.2	-4.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.79 g \| 19.2 qt)	7.2	28.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g \| 26.3 qt)	9	36
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.08	-0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g \| 20 qt)	7.5	30
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 7.5 g \| 30 qt)	5	20
Total:	10.45	41.8
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Batch Performance

Efficiency:

Conversion Efficiency N/A

Pre-Boil: 93% 34.3 ppg

Ending Kettle: 103% 37.8 ppg

Brew House: 88% 32.4 ppg

Wort Volume:

6 Gallons

Expected 5 Gallons of fermentable wort.
Adjust your equipment profile and calibrate your equipment to dial this in.
Expected OG: 1.050
Actual OG: 1.052

Alcohol and Attenuation:

ABV: 6.3%

Apparent Attenuation: 92.3%
Actual FG: 1.004
Calories per 12oz 165 calories
Carbohydrates per 12oz 17.5 g

Amount Packaged:

5 Gallons

Great job! You get to enjoy the equivalent of:

12oz bottles: 53
Pints: 40

Latest Brew Log

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	Temp	Updated	Comment
6/13/2020 10:00 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Pre-Boil Gravity	1.040	8.25 Gallons	151.8 °F	6/26/2020 10:54 PM over 3 years ago	On low side originally. Pre-boil gravity at 1.032, added .8 lb DME to increase pre-boil gravity to 1.040. Might be because too much wort was collected?
6/13/2020 11:00 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Boil Complete	1.052	7 Gallons	85 °F	7/27/2020 4:58 PM over 3 years ago	Still a little on the low side for the OG even with the addition of the .8 lb of DME. Oh well....
6/14/2020 1:00 AM over 3 years ago	+1	Brew Day Complete	1.052	6 Gallons	80 °F	6/26/2020 10:59 PM over 3 years ago	Had a really hard time getting the wort down any lower than 80F, guess that's what you get for trying to brew on a summer day in Arizona. Everything went smoothly, 6 gallons of wort tranferred into FastFerment. Pitched liquid yeast into fermenter.
6/16/2020 1:00 AM over 3 years ago	+3	Sample			75 °F	6/26/2020 11:00 PM over 3 years ago	Ended up pitching in a packet of US-05, the airlock was not bubbling at all and I got worried that I may have pitched the original yeast too warm.
6/21/2020 1:00 AM over 3 years ago	+8	Fermentation Complete	1.004	5.5 Gallons	72 °F	6/26/2020 11:02 PM over 3 years ago	Okay so it was definitely fermenting... Turns out that the lid to the fermenter was missing the gasket that seals the lid so the gas was escaping out the lid rather than the airlock. With the addition of the US-05 it brought the FG down to 1.004 - guess that makes up for the low OG?
6/25/2020 12:00 AM over 3 years ago	+12	Other	1.004		75 °F	6/26/2020 11:05 PM over 3 years ago	Moved to back bathroom - too hot in the kitchen and is fluxing in temperature. Yikes! Put FastFerment (w/stand) in a mineral tub with a couple inches of water and wrapped a light blanket around the fermenter. Water is being drawn up by blanket and there is a fan in front of the fermenter evaporating the water to cool off the fermenter. Now sitting at a cool 70F. Should continue to keep it at 70F or hopefully get it down to 68F.
6/26/2020 3:00 PM over 3 years ago	+13	Other	1.004		68 °F	6/26/2020 11:05 PM over 3 years ago	Fermenter sitting at a happy 68F :)
7/1/2020 1:00 AM over 3 years ago	+18	Packaged	1.004	5 Gallons	72 °F	7/1/2020 5:39 PM over 3 years ago	28 (12 oz) bottles of the Galaxy Pale Ale 20 (12 oz) bottles of Hibiscus Galaxy Pale Ale - Boiled 2 cups of water, added 1.25 oz dried hibiscus flower to water when it cooled down to 175 F. Steeped 15 minutes then strained. Steeped tea added to bottling bucket when there was only 2 gallons of beer remaining.
7/26/2020 10:00 PM over 3 years ago	+43	Tasting Note				7/27/2020 8:00 PM over 3 years ago	After letting the bottles condition for 3 weeks the beer itself is pretty tasty! Flavor: Fruity, a little on the sweeter side (may look at using C40 or lower next time or use about 2/3 the amount of C60). Slightly bitter finish, but seems normal for the amount of hops added. Color: Pretty dark for a pale ale Mouthfeel: Carbonation could be a little more, almost wish the beer was a little bit thinner? Foam: Great foam retention, has a cream color too it.

Notes

Split batch into 4 gallons and 2 gallons. Add 1 cup of hibiscus tea (1c. water + 1oz dried hibiscus petals/gallon) to 2 gallon batch for experimental hibiscus galaxy pale ale.

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