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Sharps citrus ale (tinkered a bit)
Well the missus has been very kind and not only allowed me on a bender last night but has even taken the darling kids to grandmas so I can do a brew. Life IS good!
So I decided to do the Sharps citrus ale recipe from the brewuk recipe section. I have had to scale it down to 23 ltrs and I have tinkered slightly with the recipe, a little bit less brewers gold and a different yeast.
I will be batch sparging this one as I want to see how different it is to fly sparging so I am taking Tonys advice and Im gonna do a single sparge which should save me some time.
Im also adding water treatments to try and replicate a dry pale ale stylee so I will see how that goes.
Heres the slightly tinkered with recipe, I used Pilgrim as my first hops as I had some left over and they are 10.9aa
Recipe: Sharps Citrus 23ltr
Brewer: Nath
Asst Brewer:
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 31.03 L
Estimated OG: 1.048 SG
Estimated Color: 8.9 EBC
Estimated IBU: 22.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.58 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 97.80 %
0.10 kg Wheat Malt, Bel (3.9 EBC) Grain 2.20 %
13.00 gm Pilgrim [10.90 %] (75 min) Hops 16.1 IBU
55.00 gm Styrian Goldings [4.50 %] (60 min) (AromaHops -
70.00 gm Cascade [7.60 %] (60 min) (Aroma Hop-SteeHops -
13.00 gm Brewer's Gold [8.40 %] (15 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
1 Pkgs London Ale (Wyeast Labs #1028) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 4.68 kg
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Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 12.23 L of water at 68.9 C 63.0 C
Notes:
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Sparge temp 77oC
Boil 75 minutes as vigorously as possible
Leave hops to sit in wort after heater off for an hour before transferring to FV. Fit cover to kettle while you do this.
Crash cool to 20oC ASAP after stand
Cool, well the mash is mashing as we speak, I just hope we have no more rain today so I dont get wet like I did last time!
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
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Responses
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Nice one nath, looks like a lovely recipe... I like the changes you've made too. If it was me, I'd up the IBUs a little but that's cuz I'm seriously turning into a hop-head. I think next brew I do, I'm gonna skin a leaf up or two and smoke 'em!
:o)
(Don't do that at home kiddies)
Hope the batch sparging goes well!
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Funny thing about the IBUs on this one, I tried gregs one he done a while ago and WOW the ibus arnt needed its like a party in your mouth and nose with this recipe.
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Posted 1 year ago by Admin
It would be good to compare them. Not sure mine will last that long but I may bottle a bit of it.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Mine looks really light compared to yours greg, did you add any other malt at all?
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Posted 1 year ago by Admin
No but mine did come out very orange which I wasn't expecting. Not sure why to be honest, I thought it was the hops.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Well my first batch sparge effeciency came out at 68% and I reckon I made some big school boy errors. The runnings were never clear and I think it was due to the fact I opened the tap fully and just let it gush (after some recycling).
Still it was ok at the end as I got an awsome hot and cold break, loads a grey matter (not brains he he he) stuck to the mass of hops and the wort was pretty bright comming out of the boiler.
I made 32 ltr of water ready and ended up with 20 lts, so I was missing 3 from the boil off and the rest sucked up by the absoloute mass of hops in this brew! I had to use just plain tap water as I didnt make enough. Bum, I hope it doesnt spoil the fact all the other water was treated.
I forgot to check the ph of the mash though until I poured the sparge water in and of course it came up higher than it should of.
Anyway aside from those points and the fact it was (yet again) raining on my brewday all is good and the brew smelt great.
Ta,
Nath
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Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Well I have taken a sample to see what its fermenting like and since sunday 5pm ish its dropped from 1043 to 1020. It smells really nice, very citrusy. I obviously had to drink the sample and at the moment it tastes amazing, really really amazing, mellow yet right in there so I cant wait to see what its like when its finished!
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Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Just a quick update - fg is near and the taste has changed. Its got more hoppy, really Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. From early signs its a goodun!
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Posted 1 year ago by Admin
Nice one Nath.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Well its in a barrel and a few bottles now. The fg was 1.008 which is great as I was expecting 1.011+ it smells great and I cant wait till I can try try a bit!
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
Hey nath... I was just reading the recipe again, you'll have to give us some good tasting notes as I'm really considering doing this. I don't think I've ever brewed anything with such a low IBU.. may have to up it a little to around the 30, but all those aroma hops sound fantastic!
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Yeah it smells and tastes like...
BANG!
Cool.
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Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Well the keg I got it in has been giving me jip. I've gone through 2 washers and its finally sorted on its third! I must have over tightened as the white washer (budget keg) was well distorted both times. Still just fingertip tight and its sealed and theres some pressure ioj there, I will give it to tomorow then slap her in the brewfridge for some cold conditioning.
I will have to draw a wee sample from a bottle tonight/tomorrow just for scientific purposes, of course.
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Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
As I forgot to say what this beer is/was like I shall say it now.
This beer is good.
I would dry hop next time and like Tony would probably up the ibus a little, but a really nice, light summer ale.
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