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brew of "Autumn Ale"

brewed on 2011-11-27 00:00 EST by jsled from recipe Autumn Ale
10.00gl | All Grain | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 1.047 | 16 IBU | 18 SRM
efficiency: 83.12% | abv: can't yet compute | attenuation: can't yet compute

journal

date step volume temp gravity
(corrected)
notes
2011-11-27 12:55 EST strike water 7.03 gl 162 f
2011-11-27 13:15 EST dough-in 7.00 gl 150 f Targeting 152°F mash, 170°F strike water, starting pump ~168°F on theory that hot pumpkin would add some heat. Stabilized around 150°F. pH read later was 5.8 @ 19.2°C. From: Ca: 50ppm, Mg: 2ppm, Na: 7ppm, Sulfate: 15ppm, Chloride: 17ppm, Bicarbonate: 97.2ppm. Targeting "Amber Malty": 55, 5, 15, 35, 49, 105. Water: (0.02g/L=)0.5g/0.07g gypsum, (0.04g/L=)1.1g/1.4g epsom salt, (0.05g/L=)1.3g/1.7g canning salt, (0.01g/L=)0.3g/0.4g baking soda. Finished/calculated: 54.7, 5.9, 29.9, 41.8, 47.3.
2011-11-27 13:45 EST mash 31.4 lbs propane remain.
2011-11-27 14:15 EST 1st runnings, start 1.092
2011-11-27 14:19 EST 1st runnings, end 3.50 gl 29.8 lbs propane remain
2011-11-27 14:30 EST sparge 5.00 gl
2011-11-27 14:35 EST 2nd runnings, start 1.059
2011-11-27 14:40 EST 2nd runnings, end 5.00 gl 1.032 Combined gravity: 14brix~1.056
2011-11-27 14:45 EST sparge 3.00 gl Approximate.
2011-11-27 14:52 EST 3rd runnings, start 1.024
2011-11-27 14:57 EST 3rd runnings, end 3.25 gl 1.022
2011-11-27 15:00 EST boil, start 11.75 gl 1.048 Added about 0.3ml simethicone.
2011-11-27 16:08 EST boil, end 9.50 gl 1.041 26 lbs propane remain.
2011-11-27 16:14 EST boil note 165 f
2011-11-27 16:17 EST boil note 138 f
2011-11-27 16:20 EST boil note 117 f
2011-11-27 16:30 EST boil note 100 f Switched to closed-loop/sump-pump; added ice.
2011-11-27 16:35 EST boil note 95 f
2011-11-27 16:40 EST boil note 81 f
2011-11-27 16:46 EST boil note 75 f
2011-11-27 16:53 EST boil note 71 f
2011-11-27 16:59 EST boil note 69 f
2011-11-27 17:30 EST pitch 1.041