Two regular dudes who happen to be huge fans of American craft beer.
By scot in Beer Recipes, Home Brewing on Monday, July 22nd, 2013
I have always said that brewing equipment doesn’t make the brewer. I still believe that but having some kick ass equipment does make the brewing day easier. The latest addition to my equipment portfolio is a 15 gallon Blichmann kettle.
After brewing Honey Pot Pale Ale for my wife as the inaugural brew with the new kettle, I determined a couple of points that made my brewing life easier:
Outside of all the gloriousness of the kettle, there is one point of frustration: the temperature probe is at the 7 gallon mark. Since I brew 5.5 gallon batches, that is at the top end of the amount of wort I have in the pot. This means that I have had to attach another thermometer to the immersion chiller to have an accurate reading while chilling the beer post boil. Not ideal.
The brew day of the Honey Pale Ale went okay. I didn’t hit my mash temperature. I have thoughts on that one but I will wait until I try out the beer. Enjoy!
General Information:
Brew Date: Sunday, July 21, 2013
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: S05
Yeast Starter: none
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.50
Original Gravity: 1.048
IBU: 31.5
Color: 6.4 SRM
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70%
Alcohol by Volume: 6.7%
Primary Fermentation: 14 days @68*F
Grain Bill:
6.50# 2 Row
0.50# Caramel 40L
0.50# Honey Malt
0.25# Rice Hull
2.50# Local Honey
Mash:
Saccharification @148.6*F
Hop Bill:
0.50 ounces Amarillo @60 minutes
0.50 ounces Fuggles @60 minutes
1.00 ounces Centennial @60 minutes
Extras:
1.0 tsp Irish Moss @ 15 minutes
1.0 tsp Yeast Nutrient @ 15 minutes
Updates:
Useless Fact: The “spot” on the 7-Up logo comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino.
Tags: blichmann brew kettle, home brewing, honey pot pale ale