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Date started: 22 February 2004
Volume: 26 litres
0.175 kg Coopers extra light malt extract (starter)
4.0 kg Coopers extra light malt extract
225 g Caramünchen
7 g Fuggles 5.0% AA, 60 min
14 g East Kent Goldings 6.1% AA, 60 min
15 g Tettnang 5.5% AA, 60 min
20 g Tettnang 5.5% AA, 5 min
230 g saccharose for priming
Alcohol: 5.1% v/v (calculated)
IBU: 26
Caramünchen steeped at 60° for 15 minutes, strained, boiled 5 minutes.
Malt extract boiled for 10 minutes with about 5 litres water, cooled
to 40°. With Caramünchen extract diluted to 20 litres.
Hops boiled in water for 60 minutes, 20 g Tettnanger added 10 minutes
from end. Added to wort, diluted to 25 litres @ 32°. Cooled in
fridge.
Initial density: 1046
Calculated final density: 1012 (before priming)
Brix: 12.0%
wort pH: 4.8
Date time freq wort surroundings
25.ii midday pitched 18.0°
pm 0.027 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
26.ii am 0.12 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
pm 0.19 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
27.ii am 0.22 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
pm 0.27 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
28.ii am 0.27 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
pm 0.20 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
29.ii am 0.17 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
pm 0.16 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
1.iii am 0.13 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
pm 0.12 Hz 18.0° 16.0°
2.iii am 0.099 Hz 17.5° 16.0°
midday racked
3.iii am 0.079 Hz 17.5° 15.5°
pm 0.070 Hz 17.5° 16.0°
4.iii am 0.059 Hz 18.0° 15.0°
5.iii am 0.045 Hz 17.5° 15.0°
6.iii am negligible 17.5° 15.0°
noon Bottled with 230 g saccharose (8.8 g/l)
Density 1017 after priming = 1012 before priming
7.8% Brix = 6.9% before priming
pH 4.1
Bottling statistics:
Bottles size total
8 0.75 l 6.0 l
25 0.5 l 12.5 l
19 0.375 l 7.125 l
Total 25.625 l
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