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Mosaic on Warrior American Ale Oct 2023

159 calories 15.8 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24 liters
Post Boil Size: 22.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 159 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday December 5th 2022
1.052
1.012
5.4%
54.0
7.4
5.7
50.74
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.70 kg Barrett Burston - Ale Malt1.7 kg Ale Malt 3.61 / kg
6.14
36.8 2.8 35.8%
0.20 kg Barrett Burston - Vienna Malt0.2 kg Vienna Malt 3.73 / kg
0.75
35 4.3 4.2%
1 kg Barrett Burston - Munich Malt1 kg Munich Malt 3.86 / kg
3.86
35 7.7 21.1%
1.40 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale1.4 kg Maris Otter Pale 6.19 / kg
8.67
38 3.75 29.5%
0.45 kg Barrett Burston - Cara malt0.45 kg Cara malt 4.35 / kg
1.96
34.5 17.5 9.5%
4.75 kg / 21.37
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Warrior20 g Warrior Hops 96.20 / kg
1.92
Pellet 14.7 Boil at 97 °C 60 min 34.96 13.3%
30 g Warrior30 g Warrior Hops 96.20 / kg
2.89
Pellet 14.7 Boil at 97 °C 10 min 19.01 20%
20 g Hops Direct - Mosaic20 g Mosaic Hops 100.60 / kg
2.01
Pellet 10.9 Boil at 95 °C 0 min 13.3%
80 g Mosaic80 g Mosaic Hops 100.60 / kg
8.05
Pellet 10.9 Dry Hop at 23 °C 5 days 53.3%
150 g / 14.87
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26 L Strike 70 °C 69 °C 90 min
24 L 77 °C 77 °C 10 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
1 each Milling charge 4.00 / each
4.00
Other Mash --
1 each Postage 6.00 / each
6.00
Other Mash --
10.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
4.50 / each
4.50
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
24 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
4.50 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

New version:

Added Munich malt (darker)
Swapped out American Ale malt for Ale Malt (darker)
Added caramalt for head retention and, mainly, colour in lieu of carapils
Raised IBUs to counteract caramalt sweetness

CURRENT BREW DAY - FRI 20TH OCT 2023

Not sure time water started, 27L strike water (meant to be 26L, temp 69c
69c for 90 min boil, started 12:20pm and stirred every 20mins till 1:50pm
Up to 77c for 10min sparge - started at: DIDN'T MEASURE
10 min sparge ended at: 12:46pm DIDN'T MEASURE
Bag out
Pre boil vol - target 24L, actual 25.8L.
Up to 98c for 60 min boil Started 2:25pm
Warrior 20g in at 60mins. 2:25pm
Warrior 30g in at 10 mins 3:15pm
Half a whirlfloc in at 5 mins (previously 10mins). 3:20pm - COULDN'T FIND, DIDN'T ADD
Mosaic 20g at flameout: 325pm
Post boil vol - Target 23L, actual 21.5L

Immersion chiller in at 325pm,
Filled FZ c4:35pm 19L, topped up with water to 21L.
Put ice blocks in at 445pm, by 5:05pm = 23c.

Pitched US-05 yeast at 530pm, target 22c, actual 20c - can let it rise to 25c
Left spunding valve open
OG reading target 1.055. Actual 1.055. Perfect!
Targeting 5.4%

Will be 5.XX% if corrected FG is 1.0XX

FERMENT
Day 0 is Fri 20th Oct
Day 1 is Sat 21st October - should be bubbling by late eve, and it was.
Expected long lag time - 30 hours - but it went off within 20 hours.
Day 2 Sunday - ferment pretty vigorous, closed spunding at 12.5PSI gauge so 10PSI.
Temp probes showing incorrect readings.
Day 3 - Mon 23rd Oct. Depressured, hopped with 80g mosaic at 3pm, plan for 4-5 days (or whenever fermentation complete). Closed spunding valve to get back up to 10PSI. Re-opened spunding c 8pm and holding at 10PSI.
Day 5, 10pm fermentation had stopped with valve closed. Cold crash FZ for 48 hours
Day 7 27th Oct - keg beer, carb
Uncorrected FG 1.029. Corrected FG 1.014 = ABV 5.4%. Nailed it.

Initial tasting: pre cold crash. Bit grainy as usual, moderate bitterness, tropical fruits nose, some residual sweetness, deliberate. Needs a little longer but should work well.

Force carb to 30 PSI, chill
Ready after Day 12 - Sat 14th

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PREVIOUS BREW DAY - MON 2ND MAY 2022
10am water started, 26L strike water, temp 70c
Down to 69c for 90 min boil, started 11:06am and stirred every 20mins till 12:36pm
Up to 77c for 10min sparge - started at: 12:26pm
10 min sparge ended at: 12:46pm
Bag out
Pre boil vol - hit target 24L. Up to 98c for 60 min boil
Warrior 20g in at 45mins. 1:27pm
Warrior 30g in at 10 mins 2:02pm
Half a whirlfloc in at 10 mins. 2:02pm
Mosaic 20g at flameout: 2:12pm
Post boil vol - Target 23L, actual 22.5L

Immersion chiller in at 2:15pm, 2:31pm @51c. 2:39pm 44c. 3:15pm 38c (paused for school pick-up). Filled FZ. 19.5L, topped up with water to 21L.
Put ice blocks in at 3:30pm, 30c. 3:45pm = 28c.

Pitched US-05 yeast at 4:20pm, target 22c, actual 26c
OG reading target 1.055. Actual 1.054.
Will be 5.55% if corrected FG is 1.012

FERMENT
Long lag time - 30 hours. Started eve Tues 3rd May
Day 2 - ferment pretty vigorous, spunding at 12.5PSI gauge so 10PSI.
Day 3 - Thurs 5th May. Ferment slowing, probe on FZ outside says c22.7c, air temp is 21.7c. 11pm
dry hop 80g mosaic 2 days
Day 7 Mon 9th May - cold crash FZ
Day 8 - Add finings:

FINISHING
Day 10 - Thurs 12th May - keg beer and finings. Take FG reading
Uncorrected FG 1.029. Corrected FG 1.014 = ABV 5.42%. Nailed it.
Gelatine finings at XXpm. 1/2 tsp finings in 1/4 cup water, microwaved to 63c in 7 second bursts, added to the crash-chilled beer.
Initial tasting:
Force carb to 30 PSI, chill
Ready after Day 12 - Sat 14th

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