| Recipe Overview |
| Wort Volume Before Boil: | 7.00 l | Wort Volume After Boil: | 5.00 l |
| Volume Transferred: | 5.00 l | Water Added To Fermenter: | 0.00 l |
| Volume At Pitching: | 5.00 l | Volume Of Finished Beer: | 5.00 l |
| Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: | 1.037 SG | Expected OG: | 1.052 SG |
| Expected FG: | 1.016 SG | Apparent Attenuation: | 69.0 % |
| Expected ABV: | 4.8 % | Expected ABW: | 3.8 % |
| Expected IBU (using Rager): | 31.0 IBU | Expected Color (using Morey): | 15.9 SRM |
| BU:GU ratio: | 0.60 | Approx Color: | |
| Mash Efficiency: | 75.0 % | ||
| Boil Duration: | 60.0 mins | ||
| Fermentation Temperature: | 18 degC |
| Fermentables |
| Ingredient | Amount | % | MCU | When |
| UK Pale Ale Malt (Low Color) | 1.000 kg | 88.9 % | 2.6 | In Mash/Steeped |
| UK Medium Crystal | 0.100 kg | 8.9 % | 10.0 | In Mash/Steeped |
| UK Chocolate Malt | 0.025 kg | 2.2 % | 18.8 | In Mash/Steeped |
| Hops |
| Variety | Alpha | Amount | IBU | Form | When |
| NZ Pacific Gem | 17.0 % | 5 g | 17.8 | Loose Whole Hops | 20 Min From End |
| NZ Nelson Sauvin | 12.6 % | 10 g | 13.1 | Loose Whole Hops | 1 Min From End |
| NZ Cascade | 10.2 % | 20 g | 0.0 | Loose Whole Hops | Dry-Hopped |
| Yeast |
This was a beer made with Crackers which we entered into the Thornbridge compeition. Stormbringer is the John and Beverley Martyn LP with the rather lovely Sweet Honesty on it. We were aiming for an Old Ale, hence the Chocolate Malt and Yeast selection. We went with all NZ hops but I think the selection was a bit muddy - I think if we did it again I'd go with just one. It was pretty lively in the bottle and unsurprisingly didn't place. To be fair, I'm not really sure what the characteristics of an Old Ale are - We based our decisions on the Ray Daniels book, but it didn't seem to be far off a hoppy ale. If I did it again I'd totally use Brett.
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