05-01-2004 BelgiOrange

A ProMash Brewing Session Report

Brewing Date: Saturday May 01, 2004
Head Brewer: Michael Wolf
Asst Brewer:   
Recipe: Belgian Orange


BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
19-B Belgian & French Ale, Witbier

Min OG: 1.042 Max OG: 1.055   
Min IBU: 15 Max IBU: 22   
Min Clr: 2 Max Clr: 4  Color in SRM, Lovibond


Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal): 7.00 Wort Size (Gal): 7.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 13.50      
Anticipated OG: 1.054 Plato: 13.32
Anticipated SRM: 6.0        
Anticipated IBU: 15.2      
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75  %   
Wort Boil Time: 60  Minutes   

Actual OG: 1.050 Plato: 12.39   
Actual FG: 1.010 Plato: 2.56   
Alc by Weight: 3.61 by Volume: 4.61 From Measured Gravities.
ADF: 79.3 RDF: 63.6 Apparent & Real Degree of Fermentation.

Actual Mash System Efficiency: 65 %
Anticipated Points From Mash: 53.95
Actual Points From Mash: 47.11


Pre-Boil Amounts
Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour

Raw Pre-Boil Amounts - only targeted volume/gravity and evaporation
rate taken into account:

Pre-Boil Wort Size: 8.24 Gal      
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.046 SG 11.40 Plato

With sparge water, mash water, additional infusions, vessel losses, top-up
water and evaporation rate recorded in the Water Needed Calculator:

Water Needed Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.63 Gal      
Water Needed Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.050 SG 12.27 Plato


Formulas Used
Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.

Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %


Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
51.9 7.00 lbs.  Pilsener Germany 1.038 2
25.9 3.50 lbs.  Wheat Malt America 1.038 2
11.1 1.50 lbs.  Aromatic Malt 21.6L Belgium 1.036 22
7.4 1.00 lbs.  Flaked Soft White Wheat America 1.034 2
3.7 0.50 lbs.  Flaked Oats America 1.033 2

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
0.75 oz.  Willamette Pellet 5.00 11.6 45 min
0.50 oz.  Goldings - E.K. Pellet 4.75 2.2 15 min
0.50 oz.  Willamette Pellet 5.00 1.4 5 min


Extras
Amount Name Type Time
0.50 Oz  Bitter Orange Peel Spice 45 Min.(boil)
0.50 Oz  Bitter Orange Peel Spice 1 Min.(boil)
0.08 Oz  Corriander Seed Spice 45 Min.(boil)
0.17 Oz  Corriander Seed Spice 1 Min.(boil)


Yeast
WYeast 3944 Belgian White Beer


Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Single Step   
Heat Type: Infusion   
Grain Lbs: 13.50   
Water Qts: 13.50 Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 3.38 Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.00 Before Additional Infusions
Tun Thermal Mass: 0.40   
Grain Temp: 40 F Before Additional Infusions

Rest Temp Time
Dough In: 172 0 Min
Saccharification Rest: 150 90 Min
Mash-out Rest: 168 15 Min
Sparge: 170 170 Min

Total Mash Volume Gal: 4.46 - After Additional Infusions

Runnings Stopped At: 1.010 SG 2.56 Plato

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.


Water Needed For Brewing Session
Sparge Amount: 7.00 Sparge Deadspace: 0.75 Total Into Mash: 6.25
Total Grain Lbs: 13.50 Qts Per Lbs: 1.00 Total From Mash: 1.75
      Mash Gallons: 3.38      
      Grain Absorption: 1.62      
Amount Lost in Lauter Tun Deadspace, Grant and Misc. to Kettle: 0.38
     
Top Up Water Added to Kettle: 0.00
Amount into Kettle: 7.63
     
Boil Time (min): 60
Evaporation Rate: 15.00
Amount after Boil: 6.48
     
Left in Kettle Deadspace: 0.50
Left in Hopback: 0.00
Left in Counterflow Chiller: 0.12
Left in Other Equipment / Other Absorption: 0.00
     
Amount to Chillers: 5.86
Amount After Cooling (4 perc.): 5.63

Grain absorption rate is: 0.12 (Gallons Per Lbs)
Evaporation rate is Percent per Hour
This formulation will yield 5.63 gallons of fermentable wort.
You will need 10.38 gallons of water for the complete brewing session.


Efficiency Specifics
Recipe Efficiency Setting: 75 %

With sparge water, mash water, additional infusions, vessel losses, top-up
water and evaporation rate recorded in the Water Needed Calculator:

Target Volume (Gal): 7.63      
Estimated OG: 1.050 Plato: 12.27

Raw Pre-Boil Targets - only targeted volume/gravity and evaporation
rate taken into account:
Target Volume (Gal): 8.24      
Estimated OG: 1.046 Plato: 11.40

Post-Boil Targets:
Target Volume (Gal): 7.00      
Estimated OG: 1.054 Plato: 13.32

Recorded Actuals - Measurement Taken In Ferementer:
Recorded Volume (Gal): 6.00      
+Losses (Gal): 0.60      
Total Volume (Gal): 6.60      
Recorded OG: 1.050 Plato: 12.39

At 100 percent extraction from the maximum mash potential:
Total Points: 71.93
Points From Mash: 71.93
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

With the recipe efficiency setting, you should have achieved:
Total Points: 53.95
Points From Mash: 53.95
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

Actuals achieved were:
Actual Points From Mash: 47.11
Actual Mash System Efficiency: 65 %


Fermentation Specifics
Pitched From: Pitchable Flask
Amount Pitched: 0 mL
Lag Time: 8.00 hours

Primary Fermenter: Glass
Primary Type: Closed
Days In Primary: 6
Primary Temperature: 68 degrees F

Original Gravity: 1.050 SG 12.39 Plato
Finishing Gravity: 1.010 SG 2.56 Plato





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