This years hop harvest was decent even with the crappity smacking bad weather.
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Harvest Ale 2012[/size]
[size=12]8-C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)[/size]
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Author: rossa[/size]
(http://www.beertools.com/)
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Original Gravity: 1.042 (1.048 - 1.060)[/size]
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Terminal Gravity: 1.010 (1.010 - 1.016)[/size]
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Color: 32.55 (11.82 - 35.46)[/size]
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Alcohol: 4.1% (4.6% - 6.2%)[/size]
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Bitterness: 48.5 (30.0 - 50.0)[/size]
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Ingredients:[/size]
[size=10]3 kg (71.4%) Pale Ale Malt -
added during mash[/size]
[size=10].5 kg (11.9%) Amber Malt -
added during mash[/size]
[size=10].5 kg (11.9%) Crystal 55 -
added during mash[/size]
[size=10].2 kg (4.8%) Brown Malt -
added during mash[/size]
[size=10]12.0 g (5.0%) Magnum (14.1%) -
added during boil, boiled 60 m[/size]
[size=10]120 g (49.8%) Fuggle (4.3%) -
added during boil, boiled 5 m[/size]
[size=10]29 g (12.0%) Whitbread Golding (WGV) (6.0%) -
added during boil, boiled 5 m[/size]
[size=10]80 g (33.2%) First Gold (7.5%) -
added during boil, boiled 5 m[/size]
[size=10]1.0 ea White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale[/size]
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Notes[/size]
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4l/l strike70c. mash @66c.
sparged with 11l @80c. Collected 26l.Rest for starters.
Gypsum added to mash: 5 grams Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) (Ca SO4 2H2O)
Gypsum added to boiler: 4 grams Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) (Ca SO4 2H2O)
Table Salt added to boiler: 1 grams Table Salt (Na Cl)
Epsom Salts added to boiler: 4 grams Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate) (Mg SO4 7H2O)
All hops put in either bags or tea strainer. No pump used. 21l gathered in fv. Pitched at 18c.[/size]
[size=9]Results generated by
BeerTools Pro 1.5.24 (http://www.beertools.com/)[/size]
It is great to have cold water again...too mild all year! Pesky dogs are gone back to the DSPCA for re-homing. I have managed to name 3 or 4 beers after our foster dog adventures...including the Twisted pepper winner I think.