Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.53 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 5.73 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.00 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
Date: 12 Aug 2018
Brewer: Mike Young
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: My Equipment
Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 70.0 %
Taste Rating: 30.0
Taste Notes: Great flavor as always! The vanilla seems to be on the lower end, even though I added 3 beans. It comes out more as the beer warms up though. This batch is super smooth, with restrained dark malt roast and balanced hopping.
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.50 tsp Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
0.50 tsp Chalk (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
10 lbs Pale Malt - Great Western (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 57.1 %
3 lbs Pale Malt, Golden Promise (3.0 SRM) Grain 4 17.1 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Brown Malt (65.0 SRM) Grain 5 8.6 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -145 (145.0 SRM) Grain 6 5.7 %
1 lbs Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 7 5.7 %
1 lbs Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 8 5.7 %
1.00 oz Warrior [14.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 9 41.7 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 10 -
3.00 Items Vanilla Beans (Secondary 0.0 mins) Spice 11 -
400.00 ml Bourbon (Jim Beam) (Bottling 0.0 mins) Flavor 12 -

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color

Est Original Gravity: 1.083 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 9.1 %
Bitterness: 41.7 IBUs
Est Color: 38.2 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.082 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.020 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 8.2 %
Calories: 283.2 kcal/12oz

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Sparge Water: 3.01 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE
Est Mash PH: 5.38
Measured Mash PH: 5.20
Total Grain Weight: 17 lbs 8.0 oz
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Target Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Acid Addition:
Sparge Acid Addition:
Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 22.00 qt of water at 162.9 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 4 steps (Drain mash tun , 1.00gal, 1.00gal, 1.00gal) of 168.0 F water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Keg
Pressure/Weight: 12.54 PSI
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 45.0 F
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
Fermenter:
Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Carbonation Est: Keg with 12.54 PSI
Carbonation (from Meas Vol): Keg with 12.54 PSI
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F

Notes

9/9/2018 - Transferred to secondary onto 3 split and scraped vanilla beans. SG/FG=1.020. Clean flavor, mellow roast, light alcohol note.

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