Since we enjoyed this one last summer, this is another batch. Slightly different, in the the base malt this time is Warminster Maris Otter (since I bought a 25kg bag from BrewUk) rather than Golden Promise, and the yeast will be Nottingham rather than US-05, as I used my last US-05 on the South Pacific Pale Ale last week.
Brewday details:
- Length: 28 litres
- OG: 1.047
- FG: 1.009
- ABV: 4.8%
BeerXml File: Golden Delicious
Golden Delicious
- Style: English IPA
- Length: 28 litres
- Yeast: Safale US-05
- OG: 1.036
- FG: 1.008
| Name | Colour | Amount (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| Pale Ale Malt | 3 | 4.11 |
| Cane Sugar | 0 | 0.18 |
Hops:
| Name | Alpha | Form | Amount (g) | Time (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger | 6.1 | Leaf | 30 | 90 |
| Styrian Golding | 4.4 | Leaf | 15 | 10 |
Comments:
32 litres out of the boiler at 10Bx = 1.038. According to BeerEngine this is 91.5% mash efficiency, which ain’t bad.
25 litres post-boil, which is a little lower than I was aiming, at 12.2Bx = 1.047 (1.046 by hydrometer). This gives an overall efficiency of 82%, which is also very good. I forgot a couple of litres in the second sparge, which explains why I’m a bit low in volume and high in gravity.
2012-04-20: Down to 5.4Bx = 1.009, so it’s ready to crash cool (if I can get the South Pacific bottled and out of the way!)
2012-04-29: Bottled 18 (including one 750ml), rest into barrel with 80g sugar.
