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This is the brewsheet to show what im talking about FYI


Type: All Grain Date: 7/9/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 2.50 gal Brewer:
Boil Size: 3.88 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot ( 5 Gal/19 L) - Mini-BIAB
End of Boil Volume 3.13 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 %

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 61.5 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 23.1 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.7 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.8 %
4.0 oz Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 5 3.8 %

0.13 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Mash 60.0 min Hop 6 2.3 IBUs
0.13 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 11.4 IBUs
0.13 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 1.7 IBUs
0.13 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 3.2 IBUs
0.13 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 10 0.2 IBUs
0.13 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 11 0.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml] Yeast 13 -
0.25 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
0.25 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
0.25 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.056 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.0 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 19.2 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 5.9 SRM

[quote="Dirk McLargeHuge"]Here's my scaled-down-to-5-gallons version. My efficiency su-ucks (60%).


Estimated OG - 1.056
Estimated IBUs - 42

8# 2 row
3# pilsner
1# Cara-Pils
1/2# Crystal 40L
1/2# flaked wheat]
^^^
The recipe I've seen calls for wheat malt, not flaked. I wonder if it makes much difference?

Grandpa wrote:

Dirk McLargeHuge wrote:Here's my scaled-down-to-5-gallons version. My efficiency su-ucks (60%).


Estimated OG - 1.056
Estimated IBUs - 42

8# 2 row
3# pilsner
1# Cara-Pils
1/2# Crystal 40L
1/2# flaked wheat]
^^^
The recipe I've seen calls for wheat malt, not flaked. I wonder if it makes much difference?

Not really. I've done it both ways, and it comes out about the same.

Dirk,

since you made it, is the hop bill correct?

amh0001 wrote:Dirk,

since you made it, is the hop bill correct?

That's the hop bill that's floating around on the forum, and was on Fred DuJuor's website. My dad calls it Grapefruit juice.

Tasty, what would you think of replacing the two row with Maris Otter? I've brewed this a few times and the flavor comes out spectacular but the body is always a little thin. I've been mashing at 154 and considering upping that to 155-156 for my system. Would a MO substitute work to enhance body as well or would it drastically change the malt profile?

paloaf wrote:I've brewed this a few times and the flavor comes out spectacular but the body is always a little thin. I've been mashing at 154 and considering upping that to 155-156 for my system.

That very well could just be your system and/or your thermometer.

I don't think MO will help much with the body. Higher mash temperatur might help.

Another tip is using oats.