 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Three Floyds Dreadnought Clone
- Started on 9/24/2005
- Fermented for 16 days.
- Racked into carboy on 10/11/2005
- Bottled on 10/18/2005
| Brewer: | RAF | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Three Floyds Dreadnought Clone | Style: | India Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
| Color: |
|
Bitterness: | 33 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.078 | FG: | 1.004 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 9.5% v/v (7.5% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | None | |||||||
| Grain: | 15 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Melanoidin |
|||||||
| Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
| - Mashed @ 170F for 60 minutes. - Used 3 gallons of water when mashing. Had problems with the grains soaking it up. Had to add 3 more gallons during sparging to get back 3 gallons. - 16lbs of grain was too much. Consider 12lbs next time. |
||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.129 | 3 gallons | |||||
| Forgot the Irish Moss. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 0.60 oz. Bullion (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 0.60 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 45 min.) 0.60 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 30 min.) 0.60 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
|||||||
| Yeast: | - Used Wyeast 1968 London ESB. - Did not do a yeast starter. |
|||||||
| Log: | - Added gelatin during racking. Added 1 teaspoon of gelatin to a pint (2-cups) of water. Heated water and dissolved gelatin before adding to carboy. Note: do not boil water. - Start SG: 1.040@80f (1.040 + 0.004 = 1.044 at 60f) - Finish SG: 1.004@60f - Alcohol: 1.044 - 1.004 + 105 = 4.2% (105 is part of equation) |
|||||||
| Carbonation: | - Used Molasses for carbonation during bottling. 1 teaspoon per 12oz bottle. |
|||||||
| Tasting: | - A great tasting bitter beer. - Cool orange color. - Clear (gelatin seemed to clear up the foggy look). |
|||||||
Recipe posted 11/02/05.
