Download the Beersmith recipe file for 2017 May Ace lager

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 20.00 l
Boil Size: 25.99 l
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 23.19 l
Final Bottling Vol: 17.80 l
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
Date: 16 Apr 2017
Brewer: Sarah
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: ACE Micro
Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 81.8 %
Taste Rating: 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients

Amt

Name

Type

#

%/IBU
1.00 ml Phosphoric Acid 85% (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2
0.50 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3
4000.00 g Maris Otter (Crisp) (7.9 EBC) Grain 4 90.9 %
400.00 g Vienna (BestMälz) (8.0 EBC) Grain 5 9.1 %
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 6
30.00 g Galaxy [14.40 %] – Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 24.0 IBUs
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) Other 8
30.00 g Vic Secret [13.10 %] – Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 9.6 IBUs
20.00 g Galaxy [14.40 %] – Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 6.4 IBUs
1.00 l Grapefruit Juice (Boil 0.0 mins) Flavor 11
50.00 g Cascade, New Zealand [7.00 %] – Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
70.00 g Vic Secret [13.10 %] – Dry Hop 3.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color

Est Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.4 %
Bitterness: 40.0 IBUs
Est Color: 10.9 EBC
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: Single Infusion, Light Body
Sparge Water: 5.08 l
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE
Est Mash PH: 5.65
Measured Mash PH: 5.65
Total Grain Weight: 4400.00 g
Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Target Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Acid Addition: 4.8 ml Phosphoric Acid (85%)
Sparge Acid Addition: 0.0 ml Phosphoric Acid (85%)
Mash Steps

Name

Description

Step Temperature

Step Time
Mash In Add 17.97 l of water at 68.4 C 64.4 C 75 min
Mash Out Error: Infusion temperature above boiling. Add more water! 75.6 C 10 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.08 l water at 75.6 C

Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Keg
Pressure/Weight: 12.54 PSI
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 7.2 C
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
Fermenter:
Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Carbonation Est: Keg with 12.54 PSI
Carbonation (from Meas Vol): Keg with 12.54 PSI
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 18.3 C

Notes

 

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About

Sarah is an experienced home brewer, a qualified BJCP beer judge, organiser of the Welsh National Homebrew Competition and sometimes Brewtuber under her home brewery name, Daft Cat Brewing