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Narooma Brew 21/03/2026

135 calories 14.7 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 45 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 68.85 liters
Post Boil Size: 55.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Calories: 135 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday March 20th 2026
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OG: 1.050 FG: 1.015 ABV: 4.6% IBU: 31

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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 kg Voyager Craft Malt - Veloria Schooner8 kg Veloria Schooner 35.9 3.6 100%
8 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
145 g Barth-Haas - Brewers Gold145 g Brewers Gold Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil at 18 °C 30 min 35.89 49.2%
150 g Barth-Haas - Brewers Gold150 g Brewers Gold Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Hop Stand at 65 °C 10 min 1.83 50.8%
295 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28 L Strike 71 °C 66 °C 10 min
Infusion 66 °C 66 °C 80 min
50 L Fly Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 40 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 21 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.96 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.40 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
7.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.84 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2.40 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 173 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes


****Current notes**

Need to buy per carb, whirlflock,


Mash ph 5.4 final after boil 5.2

Heated up liquor ton after getting the right mash temp saved time.


66-67L boiled for 1 hour down to 54L.

Got 1.040 for pre boil. Perfect!




Next Brew Notes:

  • Colour is more Amber than Pale. Use less Crystal Medium next time.

  • For Dry Hopping and Hop Stands we probably need to Target Atleast 68-70L with 1.5 Hour Boil to get enough for Two full kegs.


  • Mashed out to target 77C, but keep raising the kettle to 83-85C to maintain sparging temp, it always drops.


  • Get the mash Temp right and the kettle temp right before Mashing. I think just leaving some head room in the kettle to add cold water would be better. Kettle should sit about 1C above the Mash.



    Brew notes:

  • PH was spot on. 5.3-4.

    3.5L/kg was fine and didn’t need to top up kettle. Probably had about 4 litres left over. 35L+55L in kettle. 90L total water needed.


    Boiled down from 75, the original target of 68-70 would have been fine.

    Mashed out, but should of raised the kettle to 80-85C to maintain sparging temp, it always drops.


    Boiled for 1.2 hours, before adding hops.

    Colour is more Amber than Pale. Use less Crystal Medium next time.

    _prevouse notrs___


    Boiled down to about 58/59 from 65L over 1 hour.
    Removed hops and run through chiller. Ended up at 52L. Final amount 47L.


    Replace kk thermo

    Ph first reading 5.1-2. Needed to add some bicarbonate. 2g to bring it to 5.3.

    Mash temp was too high at start 68C

    Kegging notes
  • add metabusinmate after beer
  • need longer line
  • extend out sinker




    -previous notes-
    Empty out boil hops before adding whirlpool hops
    Note slightly higher 3L mash to weight ratio.


    PREVIOUS BREW NOTES_
    Mash ph was spot on 5.3 first reading. After sparge 5.4.

    Mashed 65C

    Sparged 77. Did a quicker sparge flow.

    Probably needed about 10L additional water on top of the existing 50L liquor tank

    Boiled down for 1 hour until we reached 53L boiled an extra 30mins and got down to 43L

    3L x grain weight water ratio.

    Ferment at 20C Saturday night. Lifted to 24C on Monday afternoon when bubbling was slowing.
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