I'll be brewing this bad boy on Saturday. It's my first recipe. Any thoughts on it? Comments or suggestions are appreciated.
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.98 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.068 SG
Estimated Color: 10.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 67.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.3 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5.50 gal Chicago, IL Water 1 -
4.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 2 -
12 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 3 92.7 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.6 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.6 %
0.50 oz Falconers Flight 7 C [9.90 %] - First Wo Hop 6 22.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Falconers Flight 7 C [9.90 %] - Boil 20. Hop 7 13.9 IBUs
1.25 oz Falconers Flight 7 C [9.90 %] - Boil 15. Hop 8 13.7 IBUs
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) Other 9 -
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 10 -
1.00 oz Falconers Flight 7 C [9.90 %] - Boil 10. Hop 11 8.2 IBUs
1.25 oz Falconers Flight 7 C [9.90 %] - Boil 5.0 Hop 12 8.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Falconers Flight 7 C [9.90 %] - Boil 0.0 Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 14 -
2.00 oz Falconers Flight 7 C [9.90 %] - Dry Hop Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Falconers Flight 7 C [9.90 %] - Dry Hop Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 12.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 4.55 gal of water at 158.5 F 148.0 F 75 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.72gal, 3.62gal) of 168.0 F water
Looks nice & hoppy, I like it. Is this the first recipe you've created yourself or your first time brewing at all?
First recipe I've created.