Binnshire Hops Pale Ale, Batch 110 
All Grain Recipe
Submitted By: brett (Shared)
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| Brewer: Brett L Binns | |
| Batch Size: 5.50 gal | Style: Best Bitter (11B) |
| Boil Size: 7.24 gal | Style Guide: BJCP 2015 |
| Color: 9.0 SRM | Equipment: Brett's 10 Gallon BoilerMaker (5 gal/19 L) |
| Bitterness: 30.3 IBUs | Boil Time: 60 min |
| Est OG: 1.045 (11.3° P) | Mash Profile: Brett's Medium Body with dough in and mash out, 1.25 qt/lb |
| Est FG: 1.010 SG (2.5° P) | Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage |
| ABV: 4.7% | Taste Rating: 30.0 |
Ingredients
| Amount |
Name |
Type |
# |
| 7.92 gal |
Binnshire Brewing Well Water 2019-11-25 |
Water |
1 |
| 8 lbs 12.80 oz |
Pale Ale, Golden Promise®™ (Simpsons) (2.5 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
| 2.00 oz |
GreenSwaen©Black Chocolate B (457.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
| 1.00 oz |
Cascade [5.7%] - Boil 60 min |
Hops |
4 |
| 0.50 items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) |
Misc |
5 |
| 0.50 tsp |
Wyeast Beer Yeast Nutrient Blend (Boil 10 min) |
Misc |
6 |
| 0.73 oz |
2023 Binnshire Cascade [5.5%] - Steep 20 min |
Hops |
7 |
| 0.60 oz |
2022 Binnshire Cascade [5.5%] - Steep 20 min |
Hops |
8 |
| 1.0 pkgs |
California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) |
Yeast |
9 |
Notes
2023-12-29: BrewDay:
Initial idea was to use up my Golden Promise malt for a SMASH brew, but the color isn't right for a bitter, so I added 2 oz of BlackSwaen Chocolate B to adjust color and give just a bit of character.
Just under 9 lbs of grain. I would have been better off in the 7.5 G BoilerMaker MT! I added a smidge more water, maybe .5 G to sink the BrewMometer and give me some wort above the grain bed.
Mash started at 0900.
Everything fine right through boil. Used old cloth grain sack to contain the Binnshire cone hops during whirlpool.
OG 0f 1.048 is 3 points high. Oxygenated with pure O2 for 1 min. Yeast pitched at 1405.
Ambient room temp set to 68°F and carboy left on floor (cooler).
2023-12-30: Some very slow bubbling and carboy temp remains at 65°F, same as where I pitched the yeast. Less than 0.25" of foam on top made up of very large bubbles. Looks pretty much how I left it at the end of the BrewDay. Wanting the temp a little higher, I moved the carboy onto the surface the the BK normaly sits on and recorded the temp. I expect it to jump 2 or 3 degrees up there.
By afternoon the bubbling is down to about a 12 second period. Surface bubbles are negligable - no krausen, interestingly enough.
2023-12-31: Moving the carboy to the higher point woke the yeasties up big time. Yeast went exothermic bringing wort nearly 2°F above ambient. Made a mess. Surprising with a smalish beer. I need to cleanup. I lowered ambient temp 2°F.
Late in day: still too warm. Lowered ambient 2°F more. Ambient t=64°F now. Still needs blow-off.
2024-01-01: Carboy temp reasonable at 67.6. Raising ambient 1°F in anticipation of lower exothermic activity.
22024-01-03: I raised the ambient temp 1°F again. Bubbling has slowed significantly. 15 sec period.
2024-01-07: Great drop to 1.009. Surprising mouthfeel - a bit thick. Acceptable hop bite and flavor - interesting. Some real bite but not too bad. Hop forward but not crazy. I could rack to secondary or to keg. I think I will go to keg (K#14) and get this ale on tap. ABV is 5.1% - a little high for my liking.This Recipe Has Not Been Rated
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