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Tropical Milk and Honey NEIPAmk

367 calories 39.7 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30 liters
Post Boil Size: 25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.089 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.106 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mr Merlin
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 367 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 39.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday August 14th 2019
1.117
1.033
11.1%
53.6
10.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.80 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.8 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 32.9%
500 g American - White Wheat500 g White Wheat 40 2.8 3.4%
500 g Riverbend Malt - Streaker Malted Oats500 g Streaker Malted Oats 39 1.5 3.4%
500 g Flaked Oats500 g Flaked Oats 33 2.2 3.4%
500 g American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)500 g Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.4%
250 g Crisp Malting - Caramalt250 g Caramalt 34 15 1.7%
1,000 g Lychee (Litchi)1000 g Lychee (Litchi) - (late boil kettle addition) 7.65 0 6.8%
1,000 g Passionfruit1000 g Passionfruit - (late boil kettle addition) 5 0 6.8%
500 g Lactose (Milk Sugar)500 g Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 3.4%
250 g Belgian - Biscuit250 g Biscuit 35 23 1.7%
4.80 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.8 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 32.9%
14,600 g / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12.50 g Simcoe12.5 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 30 min 8.76 4.7%
25 g Citra25 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 30 min 15.18 9.4%
12.50 g Mosaic12.5 g Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 30 min 8.62 4.7%
25 g Simcoe25 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool 0 min 6.35 9.4%
25 g citra25 g citra Hops Pellet 11.8 Whirlpool 0 min 5.9 9.4%
18 g Cascade18 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 0 min 2.52 6.7%
25 g Mosaic25 g Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Whirlpool 0 min 6.25 9.4%
62 g Hop Union - Simcoe62 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.4 Dry Hop 4 days 23.2%
62 g Mosaic62 g Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 4 days 23.2%
267 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Strike -- 68 °C 80 min
20 L Strike -- 68 °C 80 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 240 B cells required
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 240 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
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
 
Notes

God damn messy brew day, need to sort the bloody set up for next time!
Completed water calculations then didn't trust them and underfilled initial mash and had to top up. Overcompensated with splarge and probably made 32+ litres in the end and got a boil over as a lesson for my mistake.

Prrboil was a little under expected at 1.045 post boil made this up at 1.07.

In the fermenter now and awaiting dry hop additions and fruit juices soon.

Dry hopped with just 2 hop varieties on day 4 with Rubicon brand fruit juices - 1L each (passion fruit and lychee cartons). Smells great!

Reading up on NEIPA has got me paranoid re:oxidation. Decided to bottle after only a week (doubt there is a great deal left to go anyway).

Final reading 1.02 - ABV at least 6.5% (likely more due to late juice additions).

This is definitely not an NEIPA - stuff is clearing already in my sample has.

Obvious errors I have made -

  1. too full for boil meant I lost some protein in the book over.
  2. Need neater set-up for whirlpool at the end
  3. Ditch the bazooka screen - I have a false bottom and a BIAB bag so no need and constantly restricts flow on the damned pump.
  4. Do NOT secondary - had so much trub from the above I moved to secondary but now understand this is a killer for an NEIPA
  5. Not sure if new formula Rubicon juices now suitable for fermentation - they say "30% LESS SUGAR" but clearly sweet so may have other crap in it (and perhaps preservatives) that probably don't help the style. I'll ditch this next time and go all beer.

    I bottled into squeezed pet bottles (no air space at all) and purges mini-kegs (full purge using water) to minimise air exposure.

    Fermented Wort tastes great so at least it's not a complete failure! fingers crossed goos after carbing and I avoid dreaded oxidation.

    Actually despite the various cock ups, this beer tastes great! Reckon it could be better without the various errors made in the brew process and I think I'd skip the fruit juice additions next time.
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Mr Merlin 10/19/2019 at 04:35pm
4 of 5

Despite errors in the brew process, this was a cracking beer!


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