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Trinity Ale
| Brewer: | Chris Johnson | Email: | chrisedjohn@gmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Trinity Ale | Style: | Belgian Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 22 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.049 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.3% v/v (4.2% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | tap water only; 2nd batch to add 1g cal chl and 0.5g gypsum to mash/sparge water (soft for style). | |||||||
| Grain: | 4 lb. American 2-row 3 lb. Wheat malt 1 lb. Flaked oats 1 lb. German Pilsner |
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| Mash: | 81% efficiency | |||||||
| 10-20 min @ 112F (Ferulic acid rest for banana esters) 60-90 min @ 154 |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.043 | 6.25 gallons | |||||
| 0 oz. | ||||||||
| Hops: | .75 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) 0 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | 1762 Belgian Abbey II Yeast/2nd: Trappist High Gravity | |||||||
| Log: | 1st batch: Fermented in primary for 24 days (approx. 64F)/2nd: Start at 64F and up 1 degree/day to primary at 70F (perhaps warmer per yeast) | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 3.5 volumes | Corn Sugar: 6.87 oz. for 4.8 gallons @ 70°F | ||||||
| First batch too low (2.4 vol), up the carbonation to 3.5 vol. | ||||||||
| Tasting: | First batch. Descernable oatmeal mouth feel - nice. Too subtle on the aroma/esters - ferment warmer next time. Too low bitterness and could use more hop flavor/aroma. Nice color. | |||||||
Recipe posted 03/24/10.
