Appearance: Billowing white head that lasts. Straw body with light haze. A good looking brew.
Aroma: Low intensity, hard to identify. Perhaps a bit of Belgian yeast character. Unfortunately does not have the lemony or coriander quality it should. Or maybe my nose is stuffy.
Taste: Better. I get some slightly sweet pils malt notes, a bit of a spicy Belgian yeast character, and some earthy hops. Maybe a very small bit of tartness. It's pleasant but not as characterful as I was hoping for.
Moutfeel: Creamy and thick, but with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Pleasant, refreshing but lacking in as much character as I was hoping for.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
NEIPA #1 Brewday
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: NEIPA 1
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.26 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.51 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 3.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 42.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 81.8 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5.50 gal Boston, MA Water 1 -
5.50 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
1.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 3 -
6 lbs Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.8 SRM) Grain 4 55.2 %
2 lbs Wheat (BestMälz) (2.0 SRM) Grain 5 18.4 %
1 lbs Carapils (Briess) (1.5 SRM) Grain 6 9.2 %
1 lbs Vienna (BestMälz) (4.1 SRM) Grain 7 9.2 %
8.0 oz Oats, Flaked (Briess) (1.4 SRM) Grain 8 4.6 %
6.0 oz Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) Grain 9 3.4 %
2.00 oz Simcoe [11.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 15.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Huell Melon [5.20 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 11 0.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Lemon Drop [5.20 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 12 0.7 IBUs
2.00 oz Simcoe [11.80 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 Hop 13 18.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Huell Melon [5.20 %] - Steep/Whirlpool Hop 14 4.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Lemon Drop [4.60 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 1 Hop 15 3.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 16 -
2.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 17 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Huell Melon [5.20 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 18 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Lemon Drop [5.20 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 19 0.0 IBUs
Mash Schedule: 154F, Mash Out, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 14.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash Step Add 14.59 qt of water at 167.4 F 154.0 F 60 min
Mash Step Add 8.70 qt of water at 196.0 F 168.0 F 10 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 2.99gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Brewed 7/29/17.
Hit my mash temp and volume OK, but got OG of 1.056, a bit high.
After whirlpool, used IC to get wort to 100F, racked, then left to cool.
7/30/17: Pitched one packet of US-05 at ~70F, which is on the high side. Did not oxygenate, but did rehydrate the yeast.
Activity by that evening. High airlock activity and krausen by the following day. By 8/1, fermentation still going but high krausen appears to have past.
8/3/17: Added dry hops.
8/12/17: Kegged with carbing sugar. Aiming for 2.4 volumes of CO2.
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