LOSTCABIN Brew Notes
Yeah, Honey Ale
03/09/13
   
20 Gallon Recipe
Grains:
20
lb two row pale malt
10
lb munich

1
lb amber malt
1
lb biscuit
2
lb 40L Crystal
Water for Dough-in:
12 Gal
Hopping:
3.5 oz
Willamette 4.0%  whole hop (in place of kent goldings)
2.5 oz
Willamette 5.6% whole hop (in palce of Kent Goldings)
1 oz
E. Kent Golding 5.9% pellet
5 oz
Fuggles 5.1% whole hop (finish)
extras:
3 lbs
ranch honey
3 tsp
gypsum in mash H2O
3 tsp irish moss (30 mins boil)
2 cups rice hulls
Yeast:
WLP001 Calfornia Ale Yeast

Starter Solution:



Brewers' notes: Target Gravity 1.051

Brewers: Per, Ang, Tim

time comments
9:00
begin cleaning
9:30
weigh grains

prep yeast
9:45
crack grains, brewery assembled, wort chiller empty
10:00
finished cracking grains, filling brew pot to 12 gallons
10:00
still filling, add 3 tsp gypsum
10:25
filling pot flame off, get ready to dough in
10:40
Done dough in, start recirculation
time Tin (°C)/ comment Tout (°C) / comment
10:45
47
47 flame to very low "pico"
10:50
46
46 flame to 1/4"
11:00
48
46
11:10
49
47 flame to 5/8"  begin rise
11:30
56
52
11:55
62
57
12:10
66
60 flame to 3/8"
12:25
67
62 - begin 1 hr hold
12:40
68
63
12:55
69
64 flame to 1/4"
1:15
67
64
1:30
69
64 flame to 5/8" begin rise to sparge
1:50
78
70 begin sparging
2:10
still sparging
Flow switch exhibiting odd behavior, needs attention
2:20
done sparging

2:55
BOIL
add 4 oz Willamette 4.0/5.6% alpha acid
3:27

add irish moss 3 tsp.
3:42

flavoring hops - 2 oz Willamette 5.6% alpha acid, 1oz E. Kent Golding 5.9% alpha acid
3:52

add finish hop 5 oz Fuggles 5.1% alpha acid and 3 lbs honey
3:57

flame off, close up brewery, connect up racking equipment
4:10

start recirc on wort chiller
4:13
84
53
4:20
65
51
4:25
54
40
4:35
35
30
4:43
28
25 begin racking
4:52

racking stop, backflow through wort chiller
4:55

continue racking
4:58

done racking
5:30

cleaning wrapping up
6:15

cold trub separation starting - half of sight glass
6:45

yeast active and ready to pitch
8:25

pitch 3 vials of WLP001
Finish notes:
O.G. 1.051  tasters comments: light color, mild hopping with nice balance for a light ale. Finish with grain, rather than hop. Honey present without additional flavoring.
   
Fermentation Notes:
3/11 6:20pm 70deg > 1sec
3/12 6:50pm 68deg > 1sec
3/14 6:45pm 66deg 4 sec

Racking Notes: 3/23 rack 1/2 gallon
S.G. = 1.013 @64deg

Kegging Notes: 4/6
F.G. = 1.010 67 deg

Tasters Notes: it was a good beer