August 4th, 2019 - 20 (81)

Slightly Confused Brewing Company

20 Blonde Ale 

Batch 81

Ingredients:

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---total grain bill 8.8125#

Orange Tun

Hop Schedule:

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Yeast:

WLP 001 via starter

Stats:

OG: 1.041 (estimated); 1.048 (measured)

FG: 1.010 (estimated); 1.011 (measured)

ABV: 4.1% (estimated); 5% (measured)

Brewing Steps:

• Heated 2.8 gallons of water to a strike temperature of approximately 163 degrees
• Target mash temperature 152; volume at 1.25 quarts/pound
• Used Sparge Pal app for volume calculations
• Added water to mash tun first (water, then grains)
• Mashed 60 minutes
• Did not stir
• After 60 minutes lautered into bucket (to measure volume)
• Lautered over about 7 minutes
• Heated 4.8 (about) gallons of sparge water to approximately 175 degrees and added to mash tun
• Let sit for 10 minutes, then lautered 
• All liquid drained out; pre-boil volume just under 6 gallons
• Boiled for 60 minutes
• Kept fairly vigorous boil going
• Added hops
• Chilled
• Pitched yeast and aerated wort 
• Pitched yeast from starter
• Poured into fermenting bucket 
• Ferment about 2 weeks; dry hop x5 days prior to kegging

Notes:
-Final volume under 5 gallons (final yield closer to 4 gallons); probably need pre-boil volume to be higher (closer to 6.5 gallons) [being under volume likely why OG higher than anticipated]
-Didn't cold crash prior to kegging so came out hazy; was actually a positive