innit special bitter
brewed: 19/01/2015
pitched: 19/01/2015
kegged: 01/02/2015
subsequent batch info: n/a
ingredients:
4.22kg muntons maris otter
270gm white crystal medium
40gm east kent goldings (pellets, 4.6 aa%, 60 mins)
40gm east kent goldings (pellets, 4.6 aa%, 15 mins)
40gm east kent goldings (pellets, 4.6 aa%, dry hopped after fermentation complete, for 3 days)
1.0 tablet whirlfloc
0.5 teaspoon yeast nutrient
1 pack mangrove jacks M07 - british ale yeast
process: biab
batch size: 20L
steps: 1
mash: 65C for 90 mins
boil: 90 mins
chill method: plate
ferment temp: 18C
d-rest: 20C for 3 days
chilled: 1C
estimated OG: 1.047
actual OG: 1.049
estimated FG: 1.011
actual FG: 1.008
estimated %abv: 4.7
actual %abv: 5.5
ibu: 35
brewing notes:
14/01/15 - conjured up this brew this evening after suddenly realising that my poor kegerator would be without a beer for a long time considering the fletcher pale ale is heading into the kegs at the shop! so for that reason i advised jenna i had to make an emergency brew! the house simply CANNOT be without beer.
the name for this brew has come from a british slang term that i love. "innit". there's just something about it that makes me laugh, and i've chosen a caricature image of chavs for the label.
two critical things about this beer are: it is my last go at brewing with east kent goldings for a while because every time i've used it i've stuffed up the beer in one form or another (i feel it's sadly just my bad luck hop) and secondly, it is my chance at using the same grain bill as the fletcher pale ale 2.0 and trying to double mill it to see if the cracking of the grain for my recent brews is the reason for my declining mash efficiency. this grist will be cracked much finer than previous brews and i'll see if my gravity is back on track. fingers crossed.
19/01/15 - brewed this guy up today and i'm SO excited to have found the cause of my recent miscalculations and efficiency issues. my volume measurement tool (scratches on my brewing spoon) were slightly off. this didn't matter much for smaller batch sizes but for larger one, it really did throw my efficiency right off. this was adjusted today and i used the correct amount of water for mashing. secondly, as i suspected, the milling of the grain (single milled) has affected my mash efficiency. i made sure this recent grist was milled twice and sure enough, the problem was fixed. so much so that i hit my target gravity perfectly after my mash. very relieved. boiled off slightly more than i'd hoped so have updated my volumes into beersmith to reflect this, and all should be spot on with gravity and volumes for my next batch!
only drama of today was that i didn't turn the speed of my cold water up enough in my chiller, so the batch ended up going into the fermenter at about 29C. a little warmer than the 24ish it usually gets. all well and good though, it should drop to 19C soon enough and get cracking.
27/01/15 - tested gravity today and found this yeast really kicked in and it is now down to 1.008 (pretty close to the target - 1.011). this isn't too bad, only the beer is a bit more alcoholic than hoped, but i'll just put that down to mashing a little too low for this beer style. i should have mashed at about 66-67C, but will note this down for next time.
tasting notes:
19/01/15 - smelled and tasted very floral going into the fermenter. pretty pumped to have this an all east kent goldings beer!
27/01/15 - just had my first taste mid/post-ferment and it's tasting very clean and floral so far. the goldings are really lovely in this beer and are definitely the showcase. i'm hoping the malt will eventually come up in the taste once the yeast has finished.
12/02/15 - wooo! had my first sip of this beer today and by golly it's a good'un! the east kent goldings in this give a very floral and slightly spicy tea note to the beer, which ends bitter. perfect! there is just enough malt backbone to give it some depth but the east kent golding hops really shine in this one. i'll be very interested to see how this beer rounds out in about a week's time. so far though, AWESOME!
brew day / beer pictures:
pitched: 19/01/2015
kegged: 01/02/2015
subsequent batch info: n/a
ingredients:
4.22kg muntons maris otter
270gm white crystal medium
40gm east kent goldings (pellets, 4.6 aa%, 60 mins)
40gm east kent goldings (pellets, 4.6 aa%, 15 mins)
40gm east kent goldings (pellets, 4.6 aa%, dry hopped after fermentation complete, for 3 days)
1.0 tablet whirlfloc
0.5 teaspoon yeast nutrient
1 pack mangrove jacks M07 - british ale yeast
process: biab
batch size: 20L
steps: 1
mash: 65C for 90 mins
boil: 90 mins
chill method: plate
ferment temp: 18C
d-rest: 20C for 3 days
chilled: 1C
estimated OG: 1.047
actual OG: 1.049
estimated FG: 1.011
actual FG: 1.008
estimated %abv: 4.7
actual %abv: 5.5
ibu: 35
brewing notes:
14/01/15 - conjured up this brew this evening after suddenly realising that my poor kegerator would be without a beer for a long time considering the fletcher pale ale is heading into the kegs at the shop! so for that reason i advised jenna i had to make an emergency brew! the house simply CANNOT be without beer.
the name for this brew has come from a british slang term that i love. "innit". there's just something about it that makes me laugh, and i've chosen a caricature image of chavs for the label.
two critical things about this beer are: it is my last go at brewing with east kent goldings for a while because every time i've used it i've stuffed up the beer in one form or another (i feel it's sadly just my bad luck hop) and secondly, it is my chance at using the same grain bill as the fletcher pale ale 2.0 and trying to double mill it to see if the cracking of the grain for my recent brews is the reason for my declining mash efficiency. this grist will be cracked much finer than previous brews and i'll see if my gravity is back on track. fingers crossed.
19/01/15 - brewed this guy up today and i'm SO excited to have found the cause of my recent miscalculations and efficiency issues. my volume measurement tool (scratches on my brewing spoon) were slightly off. this didn't matter much for smaller batch sizes but for larger one, it really did throw my efficiency right off. this was adjusted today and i used the correct amount of water for mashing. secondly, as i suspected, the milling of the grain (single milled) has affected my mash efficiency. i made sure this recent grist was milled twice and sure enough, the problem was fixed. so much so that i hit my target gravity perfectly after my mash. very relieved. boiled off slightly more than i'd hoped so have updated my volumes into beersmith to reflect this, and all should be spot on with gravity and volumes for my next batch!
only drama of today was that i didn't turn the speed of my cold water up enough in my chiller, so the batch ended up going into the fermenter at about 29C. a little warmer than the 24ish it usually gets. all well and good though, it should drop to 19C soon enough and get cracking.
27/01/15 - tested gravity today and found this yeast really kicked in and it is now down to 1.008 (pretty close to the target - 1.011). this isn't too bad, only the beer is a bit more alcoholic than hoped, but i'll just put that down to mashing a little too low for this beer style. i should have mashed at about 66-67C, but will note this down for next time.
tasting notes:
19/01/15 - smelled and tasted very floral going into the fermenter. pretty pumped to have this an all east kent goldings beer!
27/01/15 - just had my first taste mid/post-ferment and it's tasting very clean and floral so far. the goldings are really lovely in this beer and are definitely the showcase. i'm hoping the malt will eventually come up in the taste once the yeast has finished.
12/02/15 - wooo! had my first sip of this beer today and by golly it's a good'un! the east kent goldings in this give a very floral and slightly spicy tea note to the beer, which ends bitter. perfect! there is just enough malt backbone to give it some depth but the east kent golding hops really shine in this one. i'll be very interested to see how this beer rounds out in about a week's time. so far though, AWESOME!
brew day / beer pictures: