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Greg's brewing log: Brew 23, Pale Ale

Date started:   22 February 2004
Volume:         26 litres

0.175 kg        Coopers extra light malt extract (starter)
4.0 kg          Coopers extra light malt extract
225 g           Caramünchen

7 g             Fuggles 5.0% AA, 60 min
14 g            East Kent Goldings 6.1% AA, 60 min
15 g            Tettnang 5.5% AA, 60 min
20 g            Tettnang 5.5% AA, 5 min

                Wyeast 1275 "Thames Valley" yeast

230 g           saccharose for priming

Alcohol:        5.1% v/v (calculated)
IBU:            26

Caramünchen steeped at 60° for 15 minutes, strained, boiled 5 minutes.

Malt extract boiled for 10 minutes with about 5 litres water, cooled
to 40°.  With Caramünchen extract diluted to 20 litres.  

Hops boiled in water for 60 minutes, 20 g Tettnanger added 10 minutes
from end.  Added to wort, diluted to 25 litres @ 32°.  Cooled in
fridge.

Initial density:                1046
Calculated final density:       1012 (before priming)
Brix:                           12.0%
wort pH:                        4.8

Date    time    freq            wort    surroundings
25.ii   midday  pitched 18.0°
        pm      0.027 Hz        18.0°   16.0°
26.ii   am      0.12 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
        pm      0.19 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
27.ii   am      0.22 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
        pm      0.27 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
28.ii   am      0.27 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
        pm      0.20 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
29.ii   am      0.17 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
        pm      0.16 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
1.iii   am      0.13 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
        pm      0.12 Hz         18.0°   16.0°
2.iii   am      0.099 Hz        17.5°   16.0°
        midday  racked
3.iii   am      0.079 Hz        17.5°   15.5°
        pm      0.070 Hz        17.5°   16.0°
4.iii   am      0.059 Hz        18.0°   15.0°
5.iii   am      0.045 Hz        17.5°   15.0°
6.iii   am      negligible      17.5°   15.0°
        noon    Bottled with 230 g saccharose (8.8 g/l)
                Density 1017 after priming = 1012 before priming
                7.8% Brix = 6.9% before priming
                pH 4.1

Bottling statistics:
        Bottles         size    total
         8              0.75 l   6.0 l
        25              0.5 l   12.5 l
        19              0.375 l  7.125 l
        
        Total                   25.625 l

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