- Steeped Grains (152-164F; 30 min)
- 6.0 oz Crystal 10L
- 12.0 oz Carapils
- Fermentables
- 7.0 lb Pilsen Light LME (90 min)
- 1.75 lb Dextrose (90 min)
- Hops
- 3.5oz CTZ 13.90% @ 90min
- 0.75oz CTZ 13.90% @ 45min
- 1.0oz Simcoe 12.30% @ 30min
- 1.0oz Centennial 8.00% @ 0min
- 1.0oz Simcoe 12.30% @ 0min
- 1.0oz CTZ 13.90% dry hop 15 days
- 1.0oz Centennial 9.10% dry hop 14 days
- 1.0oz Simcoe 12.30% dry hop 14 days
- 0.25oz CTZ 13.90% dry hop 4 days
- 0.25oz Centennial 9.10% dry hop 4 days
- 0.25oz Simcoe 12.30% dry hop 4 days
- Misc
- 10 min: Wirlfloc Tablet
- Yeast
- Safale US-05
Similar to #44. Increased dextrose from 1.25 to 1.75 lb. I used less Crystal 10 and more Carapils in the hope to make the color lighter and make the taste slightly less malty. The brew store only had one Safale US-05 in stock so I only used one. I used the Pliny Hop Pack from Farmhouse Brewing.
Notes:
- Filled tap water (cold) to 1/2” below rivets. It was 48°F.
- Put cover on and used largest burner on HI.
- 15 min: 89°.
- 32 min: 130°.
- 41 min: 152°.
- 47 min: 164°.
- Turned off flame and steeped grains for 30 min.
- 145° after 30 min. of steeping.
- Removed grain and turned burner back on to HI.
- 213° after 30 min
- Boil (~218°) after ~35 min
- Killed heat, added sugars
- Back to boil, added 90 min. hops, started 90 min timer
- At 45 min, added 45 min hops
- At 30 min, added 30 min hops
- At 10 min, added whirlfloc tablet
- At 0 min, added 0 min hops
- Started chiller.
- After 7 minutes, turned off chiller. 74°.
- Original gravity measured with hydrometer in boiling pot before transferring to fermenting bucket at 1.069.
- Transferred to primary fermenting bucket.
- Pitched yeast (1x Safale US-05).
- No bubbles yet at ~10 hours.
- After 4 days in primary, added 1st dry hop packet.
- After 10 days, added 2nd dry hop packet.
- After 4 days, kegged. A sample tasted pretty good, even warm and uncarbonated!
- This one turned out quite good, but still not as clear or crisp as I’d prefer.
- Primary: 4+10+4 days
- OG: 1.069 @ 74
- FG: 1.006 @ 71
- ABV: 8.35%
- Calories: 237