Barrel Project - Summary Thread

[Shane Phelan]

Given that there are several threads and multiple posts on the barrel project I thought I would summarise everything here and keep it updated as other threads change.

The Recipe
South Dublin Brewers Barrel Project Imperial Porter
13-F Russian Imperial Stout
Author: rossa
Date: 16/04/2013

Size: 20.0 L @ 20 °C
Efficiency: 60% (Note this will be different for everyone system)
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 331.2 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.098 (1.075 - 1.115)
Terminal Gravity: 1.025 (1.018 - 1.030)
Color: 72.82 (59.1 - 78.8 )
Alcohol: 9.81% (8.0% - 12.0%)
Bitterness: 146.1 (50.0 - 90.0)

Ingredients:
8.0 kg (71.1%) Pale Ale Malt - added during mash
1 kg (8.9%) Amber Malt - added during mash
1 kg (8.9%) Brown Malt - added during mash
.5 kg (4.4%) Crystal 55 - added during mash
.5 kg (4.4%) Chocolate Malt - added during mash
.250 kg (2.2%) Black Malt - added during mash
40 g (21.1%) Magnum (14.1%) - added during boil, boiled 90 m
150 g (78.9%) East Kent Goldings (7.2%) - added during boil, boiled 20 m
2.0 ea Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

Recipe Targets Rough guidelines, suggest corrections where appropriate
Mash temp 150^oF/^oC66 for 90 Minutes
Pre Boil gravity 1.095
Post Boil gravity 1.098
Terminal Gravity 1.025

The Contributers
1. Paddy Bubbles - 14.5L @ 1.098 - 14L @ 1.098
2. Shiny - 34 litres - 23L @ 1.097 - 21L @ 1.093
3. Shanna - 34 litres - 23L @ 1.0??
4. Cider head - 25 litres - 24L @ 1.099   
5. Rossa - 20 litres - B??
6. Beerfly - 20L - 20L @ 1.090
7. AndrewL - 20L - 21L @ 1.099
8. McGrath - 20L - 20L @ 1.095

Total in fermenters: 179L

The Schedule
Fill Barrel - 1st June
Sample 1 - 1st July
Sample 2 - 1st August
Sample 3 - 1st September
Sample 4 - 1st October
Sample 5 - 1st November
Bottling   - 1st December
Competition - Club Entry to Brewing Competition March 2014

Tips

Temperature,

• Be careful of grain temperature when doing calculations, I let the grain get up to room temperature to reduce the required strike temp
• Over estimate strike temp, its easier to stir (or add ice)and reduce the temperature
• If you undershoot you wont have room to add boiling water so make a decoction
• Make sure to scrub your elements between brews if you are doing more than one, scorching can occur quickly at this gravity

Hops,

• Adjust your Hop AA values where necessary
• Magnum is going to be less than 14% as its more than 6 months old
• EKG AA is normally 5.2% rather than 7.2%

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[Bubbles]

Good idea. Can you update the 1st post above with my brew days - 5th, 6th May?

Ta.

[Rossa]

I hope to brew all my batches on the May  bank holiday weekend . Hopefully two in one day with the third the next. Gonna be messy! If you have issues with your mash tun size  you could use two mash tuns and split the grain. 11.25kg of grain will take up a bucket of over 35l @2.5l/kg. Two mash tuns may be the way of you only have a 30l bucket .  It might also mean boiling for longer to get the volume down but it may increase efficiency too....plus more mess!

[andrewL46]

Ok, I'm gonna order up what I need and hopefully brew next Friday (3 May)
According to website, HBC are out of EKG! What's the story there?
For pale malt are we using Maris Otter or Mild ale malt?
Is the Crystal 55 EBC or lovibond? Closest the HBC have is C60 EBC

[Shane Phelan]

I put in a fairly massive order for 10kg of EKG a few days ago. Someone should be able to sort you out, have a look at the thread in the Capital Brewers forum.

I wasn't sure about the crystal either so I was just going to go for the C60 EBC as you have suggested and Maris Otter. It wont matter if we all have different pale malts, if anything it will add a bit of complexity to the brew which can only be a good thing. 

[Bubbles]

According to website, HBC are out of EKG! What's the story there?

Pellets too?

[Shanna]

Big thanks to Ciderhead who delivered the barrel to Blackrock this afternoon, much to the delight of my son.

And we are off.

Regards,

Declan

[andrewL46]

I put in a fairly massive order for 10kg of EKG a few days ago. Someone should be able to sort you out

Ciderhead sorting me out on the EKG.
Rest of the bits are ordered and hope to brew next friday depending on when the hops arrive.
Went with Crystal 60EBC in the end

[Shanna]

Got a bit carried away ordering speciality malts a few days ago. Delivery arrived to the office today and got some funny looks when I opened the box. Anyway I have everything thing I need except my sight tubes that are arriving next week.  Roll on the bank holiday weekend.

Shanna

[Bubbles]

Shanna, if you get stuck for anything, just give me a shout.

Looking forward to getting my brews on too, with a little bit of trepidation. A 150g hop addition?!?!?!? Holy f............. 

[Shanna]

Hi Paddy B

Turns out I miscalculated on the amount of black and chocolate malt that I had.  Would need about .25kg and .5kg respectively of both if you can spare.

Shanna

[Bubbles]

Hey. No problem on the black malt, but I don't have that much spare chocolate malt unfortunately.

[Shane Phelan]

I will probably have enough spare chocolate/black malt to cover you Shanna. I will know for sure when my ingredients arrive.

[Shanna]

Hi Shiny

Did you get sorted for the malt or do you need me to bring you that 10kg bag?

Shanna

[Shane Phelan]

Yeah sorry, got sorted in the end. Do you not need it yourself?