Beer 2013.07

Overview

• Style: Belgian Golden Ale with Hibiscus and honey
• Codename:
• Brewmaster: Eric Stein
• Type: All-grain
• Expected Original Gravity: ?
• Expected Final Gravity: ?
• Expected ABV: ? %
• Initial Gravity: ?
• Final Gravity: ?
• ABV: ?
• Brewed: 5/19/2013
• Racked: ?/?/2013
• Kegged: ?/?/2013
• First served: ?/?/2013
• Last served: ?/?/2013

Brew Participants

Those who stuck through thick and thin:

• Eric S
• Donna B
• James L
• Kris Huisinga

Brewing

Mash

Grain Bill:

• 4 pounds belgian pilsner
• 2 pounds organic 2row
• 1 pound belgian cara 45
• 4 oz caramel 20L

Mash Schedule:

• Type: Single step in insulated mash tun, no heating
• 10.5 qt water at 165F
• Target temp: 152F
• Actual temp: 151.5F
• Start pH: ?
• Time: 70 mins
• Start Mash: 4:06pm
• End Mash: ?pm
• End temp: ?F
• End pH: ?

Sparge

Started cycling the mash water in pre-sparge at ?pm

• 5.25 gal
• Target temp: 168F

Boil

• 60 minute boil
• 5 gallons expected at end of boil
• Measured ? gravity after boil
• Boil start ?pm
• 3 oz of dried hibiscus flowers 20mins from end
• 30mins from end: 6oz raw sugar, 4.2 oz wildflower honey
• 0.25 oz czech saaz at 16 mins from end
• 0.25 oz czech saaz at 6 mins from end
• Boil end ?pm

Fermenting

• Primary ferment: Plastic tub
• Pitch Wyeast
• Ferment temp set point: 62F
• Oxygenate with stone

Extract Addition

Ginger extract at kegging. TBD. Chamomile extract at kegging. TBD.

Kegging

• Kegged on ?/?/2013 into Keg ?

Source

Eric made this up with the help of Donna.