LOSTCABIN Brew Notes
Old Speckled Hen
11/04/12
   
20 Gallon Recipe
Grains:
31
 lb two row pale malt
1
 lb wheat
3
 lb 50L Crystal
Water for Dough-in:
 13 Gal
Hopping:
2 oz
 Cascade (90 mins)
1 oz
 Northern Brewer 10% (90 mins)
1 oz
 Northern Brewer 8% (pellet) (90 mins)
3 oz
 US Golding (45 mins)
1 oz
 East Kent Golding (45 mins)
3 oz
 US Golding (finish)
1 oz
 East Kent Golding (finish)
extras:
2 lbs
 white sugar
3 tsp
 gypsum in mash H2O
3 tsp irish moss (30 mins boil)
2 cups rice hulls
Yeast:
 Wyeast Irish Ale

Starter Solution:
 N/A
Brewers' notes: Target Gravity not noted. No brewing laptop, hand written notes transcribed 9/8/13

Brewers: Ang, Tim
time comments
9:00
 begin cleaning
9:49
 weigh grains

prep yeast
10:13
 crack grains, brewery assembled, wort chiller empty
10:15
 finished cracking grains, filling brew pot to 13 gallons add 3 tsp gypsum
10:25
 filling pot flame off, get ready to dough in
10:48
 Done dough in, start recirculation
time Tin (°C)/ comment Tout (°C) / comment
10:48
 47
 45 flame to simmer
10:58
 49
 45
11:09
 51
 48 flame to 5/8"
11:21
 57
 51 (oops, started flame up early, but this is still close to protein rest temp)
11:29
 59
 54
11:33
 62
 55
11:44
 64
 58 flame to 3/8"
11:53
 66
 60
12:02
 67
 61
12:12
 68
 62
12:22
 69
 63 start of hold, flame @simmer
12:26
 67
 63
12:34
 68
 63
12:40
 68
 63
1:03
 67
 63
1:20
 66
 62 begin rise to sparge
1:33
 76
 66
1:37
 78
 68
1:40
start sparging
2:01
sparging complete to 23 gal, flame on full
2:42
BOIL - add 2 oz Cascade 8.2% alpha acid, 1 oz Northern Brewer 10.0% alpha acid, 1 oz Northern Brewer (pellet) 8% alpha acid
2:45
pop yeast
3:30
add irish moss
4:10
add 3 oz US Golding 5.6% alpha acid, 1 oz East Kent Golding 5.9% alpha acid
4:14
flame off / fan off
4:30

Word Chiller on initial Tin=87, Tout=40
4:40
 55
 44
4:57
 32
 28 start racking
5:30
done racking, start cleaning
6:15
cleaning wrapping up
7:45
read gravity, no trub separation
8:00
pitch 3 activated paks of Wyeast Irish Ale
Finish notes:
O.G. 1.047  tasters comments: mild flavor hop carmel finish. light malty aroma.
   
Fermentation Notes:

Racking Notes:

Kegging Notes: 11/18 kegged 30/30
F.G. = 1.008

Tasters Notes: great flavor