Competition APA
Recipe Specifics:
Type: All Grain
SRM: 4.9
IBUS: 25.8
Batch Size: 5 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Final Bottling Vol: 4.30 gal
Efficiency: 64.00 %
Water Profile:
Laurel, MD Water with Adjustments:
Unfortunately, I don’t have notes on what adjustments I made to this batch.
Actual Water Mineral Numbers Unknown
Final Numbers:
Original Gravity: 1.051
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV: 5.1%
Keg or Bottle: Keg
Keg Hops: No
Oxygen: Shook Bucket
Mash/Grain Profile:
Mash In Add 4.13 gal of water at 165.2 F 152.0 F 30 min
Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 1.93 gal) of 209.0 F water 168 F 15 min
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 81.8 % |
| 1 lbs | Munich Malt (8.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 9.1 % |
| 8.0 oz | Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 4.5 % |
| 8.0 oz | Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 4.5 % |
Boil Ingredients:
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.35 g | Simcoe [13.00 %] – Boil 25.0 min | Hop | 5 | 25.8 IBUs |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) | Fining | 6 | – |
| 28.35 g | Cascade [5.50 %] – Boil 0.0 min | Hop | 7 | 0.0 IBUs |
| 28.35 g | Centennial [10.00 %] – Boil 0.0 min | Hop | 8 | 0.0 IBUs |
| 28.35 g | Chinook [13.00 %] – Boil 0.0 min | Hop | 9 | 0.0 IBUs |
Fermentation:
Starter: Yes, 1.0 liter
Yeast: WLP001 California Ale
Temperature: Fermented at 67 degrees for 5 days then raised to 70
Dry Hopping:
7 Days at 63 degrees loose (no hop bag)
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.35 g | Cascade [5.50 %] – Dry Hop 0.0 Days | Hop | 11 | 0.0 IBUs |
| 28.35 g | Simcoe [13.00 %] – Dry Hop 0.0 Days | Hop | 12 | 0.0 IBUs |
Notes:
Mash was only 63% efficiency (didn’t do 60 minute mash, could be part of the reason why).
Planned on adding .65 gallons of water to dilute to get more volume but missed gravity so didn’t do this.
Carbonated in keg with cane sugar for 2 weeks, first time doing this.
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