Barley Belly
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Cracked my AG cherry a few months ago (the obligatory DrSmurto's Golden Ale) and haven't had a chance to AG brew since then but I have been bitten by the bug once again and are keen.
I know it was my one and only AG, but I found it to be a little on the bitter side, only know after a few months in the bottle has it subsided enough to be enjoyed. Don't get me wrong, loved the beer, beautiful flavour and aroma, good head and colour ( a little cloudy on second pour) but all in all a nice beer. The only problem was the initial bitterness.
I've double and triple checked my recipe and the hops were almost spot on to DrSmurto's, so I can only put it down too the no chilling, I think??? There has been a few discussions here on no chill hopping and wondered if anyone has come to a conclusion percentage wise???
Say 3/4 of bittering hop if no chilling or making the hop additions later???
Any/all feedback would be appreciated
Recipes was as below and I use a two vessel system (33l Esky Mash Tun w/slotted copper manifold and 40l Aluminium Kettle/HLT) and no chilled into a 20l cube and left for 7 days before fermentation
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: DrSmurto's Golden Ale Clone
Brewer: finners
Asst Brewer:
Style: English Special or Best Bitter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Size: 25.18 L
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 6.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 27.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.40 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (3.Grain 56.5 %
0.80 kg Munich, Light (Joe White) (9.0 SRM) Grain 18.8 %
0.80 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (1.8 SRGrain 18.8 %
0.25 kg Caramalt (Joe White) (25.0 SRM) Grain 5.9 %
20.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (60 min) Hops 19.4 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (10 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (5 min) Hops 2.9 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Dry Ale Yeast (Fermentis #US-05) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 4.25 kg
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 11.09 L of water at 72.4 C 66.0 C 90 min
Mash Out Add 7.10 L of water at 99.5 C 78.0 C 10 min
Notes:
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I know it was my one and only AG, but I found it to be a little on the bitter side, only know after a few months in the bottle has it subsided enough to be enjoyed. Don't get me wrong, loved the beer, beautiful flavour and aroma, good head and colour ( a little cloudy on second pour) but all in all a nice beer. The only problem was the initial bitterness.
I've double and triple checked my recipe and the hops were almost spot on to DrSmurto's, so I can only put it down too the no chilling, I think??? There has been a few discussions here on no chill hopping and wondered if anyone has come to a conclusion percentage wise???
Say 3/4 of bittering hop if no chilling or making the hop additions later???
Any/all feedback would be appreciated
Recipes was as below and I use a two vessel system (33l Esky Mash Tun w/slotted copper manifold and 40l Aluminium Kettle/HLT) and no chilled into a 20l cube and left for 7 days before fermentation
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: DrSmurto's Golden Ale Clone
Brewer: finners
Asst Brewer:
Style: English Special or Best Bitter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Size: 25.18 L
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 6.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 27.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.40 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (3.Grain 56.5 %
0.80 kg Munich, Light (Joe White) (9.0 SRM) Grain 18.8 %
0.80 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (1.8 SRGrain 18.8 %
0.25 kg Caramalt (Joe White) (25.0 SRM) Grain 5.9 %
20.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (60 min) Hops 19.4 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (10 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (5 min) Hops 2.9 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Dry Ale Yeast (Fermentis #US-05) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 4.25 kg
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 11.09 L of water at 72.4 C 66.0 C 90 min
Mash Out Add 7.10 L of water at 99.5 C 78.0 C 10 min
Notes:
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