RecipeDB - UFO (Unidentified Fermentable Object)

[dannbrew]

UFO (Unidentified Fermentable Object)

Ale - American Pale Ale
All Grain

Brewer's Notes

OG=1042
FG=1010
Fermented at 20C for 15 days, then bottled.Bulk primed @ 5g/L for light carbonation. (Adjust to your liking).Only my 2nd all grain, but this is one smooth operator of a beer.
Not sure what is going on with the 'Recipe Details' but it's turned out to be about a 4.8% ABV beer. Very drinkable. Replace the database 'Cascade' hops with Citra. So;Citra 14.1% @ 20mins. Citra 14.1% @ 0 mins = DRY HOPPED.

Malt & Fermentables

%	KG	Fermentable
	4 kg	JWM Traditional Ale Malt
	0.5 kg	JWM Wheat Malt
	0.5 kg	Weyermann Carared

Hops

Time	Grams	Variety	Form	AA
	28.34 g	Cascade (Pellet, 5.5AA%, 20mins)
	28.34 g	Cascade (Pellet, 5.5AA%, 0mins)

Yeast

10 g

DCL Yeast US-05 - American Ale

19L Batch Size

Brew Details

• Original Gravity 1.046 (calc)
• Final Gravity 1.011 (calc)
• Bitterness 13.1 IBU
• Efficiency 55%
• Alcohol 4.55%
• Colour 16 EBC
• Batch Size 19L

Fermentation

• Primary 15 days
• Conditioning 2 days

 

[chunckious]

Those IBU's don't look right from that amount of hoppage @ 20min.

 

[ben_sa]

So no late hopping (apart from dry hopping?)

edit: i get:
Predicted OG 1.052 IBU 28.7
FG 1.013 EBC 14.9
%alc Keg 5.2 Bottle 0.0

 

[dannbrew]

So no late hopping (apart from dry hopping?)

edit: i get:
Predicted OG 1.052 IBU 28.7
FG 1.013 EBC 14.9
%alc Keg 5.2 Bottle 0.0

I mucked up the calculation of IBUs. Goodness knows what I was thinking at the time. Regardless, one ounce of Citra 14.1% @ 20 mins then I dry hopped the same amount. No other additions.

 

[cam89brewer]

I mucked up the calculation of IBUs. Goodness knows what I was thinking at the time. Regardless, one ounce of Citra 14.1% @ 20 mins then I dry hopped the same amount. No other additions.

That comes out to be 51.2 IBU. :blink:

 

[cam89brewer]

And do you really only get 55% efficiency?

 

[QldKev]

Vote for worst beer in the recipeDB

 

[dannbrew]

Vote for worst beer in the recipeDB

Pretty much unfair QldKev,

Recipe is below. Granted, I may have mucked up using the DB as I don't use that often to jot down recipes or broadcast them. Still, it's a well balanced beer.

UFO Ale
(Unidentified Fermentable Object) Ale

4kg (8.8184 lb) Joe White Pale grain
500g (1.1023 lb) Wheat grain
500g (1.1023 lb) Weyermann CaraRed

Mash temperature: 68.3C (154.94F)
Mash duration: 50 minutes

Hops:
28.34g (1 oz) Citra hops (20 minute addition) 14.1%AA
28.34g (1 oz) Citra hops (Dry Hopped addition) 14.1%AA

General notes:
Ambient water temp: 19C (66.2F)
Grain temperature: 23C (73.4F)

Pitched Yeast:
@ 22C (71.6F)
US05 Yeast

Fermenting in garage @ 20C (68F)

Final notes:
Volume in fermenter: 19L (5.019 gallons)
Pitched at 22C (72.5F)
OG=1042
FG=1010.

 

[dannbrew]

No, I didn't get 55% efficiency. Again, granted I am not used to the DB so you can blame the error between mouse and keyboard, but don't disrespect the recipe.

 

[cam89brewer]

I don't think their is anything wrong with your recipe I was just questioning what it said on the recipeDB. I agree that your beer should be well balanced and as with all pale ales it is better to keep things simple. It is also a style in which once you have done a couple you don't need recipe's and can just experiment. :icon_cheers:

 

[dannbrew]

All good. No problem. ;-) I was more taken aback from the other comment rather than yours. I certainly botched the calcs using the DB, which explains everything. My bad.