jrodder
Well-Known Member
... when making an extract recipe from scratch?
Recipe is as follows:
So, my final wort volume was 5 gallons. Measured OG was 1.072, considerably higher than the predicted 1.063. I mashed the 2lbs of grains at 158 for 45 mins, hoping to keep more of the sugars non-fermentable. It also tastes more bitter than I would have imagined, but it mellowing out a bit now. (In keg, little over 3 weeks old now)
So, for making this recipe I chose as a vessel the "Pot and Cooler (5 Gal/19L - extract partial mash)"
Is that correct? Is that a normal fluctuation? Beer is tasty by the way, but I am just not sure I am a huge fan of this citra. It's a bit overpowering, and maybe wasn't good to pair Citra with Mosaic.
Recipe is as follows:
Code:
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 4.27 gal
Post Boil Volume: 3.90 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal
Estimated OG: 1.063 SG
Estimated Color: 9.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 50.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 4 77.8 %
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 15 -
8.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.6 %
0.25 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 7.8 IBUs
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.6 %
0.50 oz Mosaic [12.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 9.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Mosaic [12.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 7.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Mosaic [12.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 5.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Mosaic [12.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 13 3.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 5.7 IBUs
1 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 11.1 %
0.25 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 4.4 IBUs
0.25 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 3.6 IBUs
0.25 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 12 2.6 IBUs
0.25 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 14 1.4 IBUsSo, my final wort volume was 5 gallons. Measured OG was 1.072, considerably higher than the predicted 1.063. I mashed the 2lbs of grains at 158 for 45 mins, hoping to keep more of the sugars non-fermentable. It also tastes more bitter than I would have imagined, but it mellowing out a bit now. (In keg, little over 3 weeks old now)
So, for making this recipe I chose as a vessel the "Pot and Cooler (5 Gal/19L - extract partial mash)"
Is that correct? Is that a normal fluctuation? Beer is tasty by the way, but I am just not sure I am a huge fan of this citra. It's a bit overpowering, and maybe wasn't good to pair Citra with Mosaic.
