11-15-2003 Julian Cider

A ProMash Brewing Session Report

Brewing Date:Saturday November 15, 2003
Head Brewer:Dan Smith
Asst Brewer:  
Recipe:Julian Cider


BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
26-A Cider, Standard Cider and Perry

Min OG:1.045Max OG:1.061  
Min IBU:0Max IBU:0  
Min Clr:3Max Clr:12 Color in SRM, Lovibond


Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal):5.00Wort Size (Gal):5.00
Total Grain (Lbs):52.80    
Anticipated OG:1.488Plato:90.70
Anticipated SRM:9.5       
Anticipated IBU:0.0    
Brewhouse Efficiency:75 %  
Wort Boil Time:60 Minutes  

Actual OG:1.056Plato:13.80  
Actual FG:1.001Plato:0.25  
Alc by Weight:5.72by Volume:7.24From Measured Gravities.
ADF:98.2RDF:80.7Apparent & Real Degree of Fermentation.

Actual Mash System Efficiency:0 %
Anticipated Points From Mash:0.00
Actual Points From Mash:0.00


Pre-Boil Amounts
Evaporation Rate:15.00Percent Per Hour

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

Pre-Boil Wort Size:5.88Gal    
Pre-Boil Gravity:1.415SG79.96Plato

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:6.25Gal    
Water Needed Pre-Boil Gravity:1.390SG76.26Plato


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


Grain/Extract/Sugar
%AmountNameOriginPotentialSRM
100.052.80 lbs. Apple Cider  1.0561

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Yeast
White Labs WLP775 English Cider


Water Profile
Profile:  
Profile known for:  
Calcium(Ca):0.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg):0.0 ppm
Sodium(Na):0.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4):0.0 ppm
Chloride(Cl):0.0 ppm
biCarbonate(HCO3):0.0 ppm
pH:0.00


Water Needed For Brewing Session
Sparge Amount:7.00Sparge Deadspace:1.25Total Into Mash:5.75
Total Grain Lbs:0.00Qts Per Lbs:1.10Total From Mash:0.00
    Mash Gallons:0.00    
    Grain Absorption:0.00    
Amount Lost in Lauter Tun Deadspace, Grant and Misc. to Kettle:0.50
    
Top Up Water Added to Kettle:1.00
Amount into Kettle:6.25
    
Boil Time (min):60
Evaporation Rate:15.00
Amount after Boil:5.31
    
Left in Kettle Deadspace:1.00
Left in Hopback:0.00
Left in Counterflow Chiller:0.25
Left in Other Equipment / Other Absorption:0.00
    
Amount to Chillers:4.06
Amount After Cooling (4 perc.):3.90

Grain absorption rate is: 0.12 (Gallons Per Lbs)
Evaporation rate is Percent per Hour
This formulation will yield 3.90 gallons of fermentable wort.
You will need 8.00 gallons of water for the complete brewing session.


Fermentation Specifics
Pitched From:Pitchable Flask
Amount Pitched:60 mL
Lag Time:12.00 hours

Primary Fermenter:Glass
Primary Type:Closed
Days In Primary:14
Primary Temperature:68 degrees F

Secondary Fermenter:Glass
Secondary Type:Closed
Days In Secondary:95
Secondary Temperature:67 degrees F

Original Gravity:1.056 SG13.80Plato
Finishing Gravity:1.001 SG0.25Plato



Bottling/Kegging Specifics
Bottling Date:Saturday March 06, 2004
Desired Carbonation Level:2.30 Volumes CO2
Fermentation Temperature:68 F

Amount In Bottles:5.00 Gallons
Days Conditioned:16
Carbonation Method:Natural
Priming Medium Used:Corn Sugar
Amount of Priming Used:3.86 Oz
Amount of Liquid Added:0.14 Gal



Inventory Analysis
Grain/Malt/Extract/SugarOriginRecipe LbsLbs In StockLbs Needed
Apple Cider  52.800.0052.80

HopOriginRecipe OzOz In StockOz Needed

ExtrasRecipeIn StockNeeded

YeastRecipeIn StockNeeded
English Cider - (White Labs WLP775)1.000.001.00



Mash Notes
Some of the cider is still frozen when I poured it into the fermenter! I guess it was very cold out in Julian!


Fermentation Notes
11/29/2003--Tasted good transfering from Primary to Secondary!3/6/2004--Tasted and smelled really good transfering to bottles




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