- Named after our red dog Piper, who died in 2012.
20-Mar-2016
Recipe (for 5 gallons final volume)
7½ | pounds | (71%) | 6-Row Malt (gap 0.9 mm) |
12 | ounces | (7%) | Crystal 60L |
2 | ounces | (1%) | Chocolate Malt |
2 | pounds | (19%) | Flaked Maize |
4 | ounces | (2%) | Flaked Barley |
8 | ounces | Cane Sugar (see notes below) | |
½ | ounce | Simcoe pellet hops, 11.6% AA (first wort hop) | |
½ | ounce | Simcoe pellet hops, 11.6% AA (45 minutes) | |
10 | drops | Five Star Defoamer 105 (60 minutes) | |
- Safale US-05 dry yeast, pitched at 64°F
- Starter: Started 30 minutes ahead in ¼ cup of 80°F water.
- Aeration: Drill aerator for three minutes after pitching
Water
- Fairbanks city water
- 36½ quarts water treated with:
- 1 Campden tablet. Removes chlorine ion and chloramine, reduces oxidation
- 16 quarts mash water treated with:
- 1 ml 88% lactic acid.
Mash
- Cane Sugar: added to offset bad mash efficiency
- 16 quarts water @ 163°F, grist ratio of 1.5 quarts:pound @ 153°F (Held 60 minutes), Temperature range: 153 - 150°F.
Sparge
- 21½ quarts water @ 180°F, drain
Boil
- Boiled 8¼ gallons for 75 minutes to yield 5½ gallons wort
Fermentation
- Primary: bucket, 21 days, 64°F, Temperature range 64 - 68°F
Packaging
- Kegged at 8 psi, 50°F (1.8 volumes CO2), fined with ½ t gelatin in ¼ cup water heated to 150°F
- Conditioned for 1 weeks
- Ready to drink on 16-Apr-2016
Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.052 | Final Gravity: 1.008 |
Original Extract: 12.9°plato | Apparent Extract: 2.1°plato |
Real Extract: 4.14°plato | |
Alcohol: 5.8% by volume | (4.5% by weight) |
Apparent Attenuation: 84.1% | Mash Efficiency: 62% |
Bitterness: 31 IBU | Color: 12 SRM |
BU:SG: 0.60 | BV: 1.53 |
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