17th Brew - Fresh Hop Ale

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Brew:  Fresh Hop Ale
Date:  8/30/2008
Weather:  Clear, 70s
Recipe: PDF | BTP
Pictures: Click here to see the pictures
Notes:
  • 3 Liter starter with 2 vials or WL california ale
  • Had to pre-chill the hose water to gt it cold enough for chilling

Statistics

Original Gravity: 1.070
Efficiency: 85%
Final Gravity: 1.012
Attenuation: 82.86%
Alcohol By Volume: 7.64%

Detailed Brewing Summary

Time Description
07:46 am
HLT fill started
07:50 am
HLT heat started
07:54 am
HLT fill stopped
08:30 am
HLT heat stopped
08:45 am
Dough-in 8.12 gallons into 26 lbs of grains (1.25 qts/lb)
08:55 am
Dough-in Complete
  Began refilling HLT
08:56 am
Began reheating HLT
09:00 am
HLT refill complete
09:05 am
HLT reheat complete
  HERMS Started. Added buffer.
  PH @ 5.4. Added 3 LA droppers
  PH @ 5.3. Added 3-4 LA Droppers
09:25 am
Mash Started
  PH @ 5.2
10:54 am
Mash out started
11:00 am
Mash out complete
11:10 am
Sparge started Collecting 13.48 gallons
12:04 pm
Sparge Complete
  Began heating boil
12:28 pm
Boil Started
12:30 pm
90 min addition - 1 oz centential
01:00 pm
60 min addition - 2 oz cascade
01:30 pm
30 min addition - 2 oz cascade
01:45 pm  15 min addition - 2 oz cascade
01:50 pm 10 min addition - irish moss and super moss
01:55 pm
5 min addition - 2 oz cascade

Fermentation Schedule

Date Time Description
08/30/2008 ~03:00 pm Place in storage at 69 degrees F 
08/31/2008
~08:30 am Bubbling 3-4 times a second
08/32/2008
~08:00 pm Bubbling 2 times a second 
    Temperature up to 77 degrees F
09/12/2008  ~07:00 pm Gravity reading: 1.013 
    Added 4 oz commercial cascade and 2 oz homegrown
09/22/2008
03:00 pm  Kegged 9 gallons. Gravity: 1.012.

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