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Decoction Concoction – CalCom SMaSH – California Common Beer

 
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 26.00 l
Boil Size: 29.00 l
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 26.50 l
Final Bottling Vol: 26.00 l
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Date: 10 Mar 2018
Brewer: Rhys
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Viaola Mash/Boil
Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 77.9 %
Taste Rating: 30.0
Taste Notes: Brought mash up to 62c Drew off 2L mash and liquid, Brought to boil for 10 mins. Repeated 3 times. Mashout 72c.

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.00 g Lactic Acid (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1
6.00 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 100.0 %
5.00 g Polaris [21.00 %] – Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 9.8 IBUs
1.00 g Koppa Floc (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 4
15.00 g Polaris [21.00 %] – Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 14.6 IBUs
25.00 g Polaris [21.00 %] – Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 min Hop 6 12.2 IBUs
2.0 pkg California Lager (Mangrove Jack’s #M54) Yeast 7

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color

Est Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.2 %
Bitterness: 36.6 IBUs
Est Color: 3.7 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Calories: 427.1 kcal/l

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Decoction Mash, Triple
Sparge Water: 9.97 l
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE
Est Mash PH: 5.72
Measured Mash PH: 5.20
Total Grain Weight: 6.00 kg
Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Target Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Acid Addition:
Sparge Acid Addition:
Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Acid Rest Add 25.04 l of water at 36.2 C 35.0 C 45 min
Protein Rest Decoct 6.68 l of mash and boil it 50.0 C 60 min
Saccharification Decoct 8.36 l of mash and boil it 64.4 C 15 min
Saccharification Decoct 3.62 l of mash and boil it 68.9 C 15 min
Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 10 min 75.6 C 10 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 9.97 l water at 75.6 C

Mash Notes: Authentic Germany mash schedule. Attempt to draw decoction from the thickest portion of the mash. Some sources recommend that each decoction amount be given a 15 minute saccharification rest at 158 F (70 C) before boiling it.

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle
Pressure/Weight: 152.93 g
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 21.1 C
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Carbonation Used: Bottle with 152.93 g Corn Sugar
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 18.3 C

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