Another Kernel IPA clone. Another 40 litre trial batch.
MALT:
Crisp Extra Pale Maris Otter – 12kg
HOPS:
Sorachi – 20g / 60 minutes
Sorachi – 40g / 15 minutes
Sorachi – 60g / 10 minutes
Sorachi – 80g / 5 minutes
Sorachi – 200g / Dry hop (day 5-7)
Sabro – 50g / Dry hop (day 5-7)
TARGET VOLUME: 40 litres
STRIKE VOLUME: 32 litres
SPARGE VOLUME: 6 litres
FERMENTER VOLUME: 40 litres
PACKAGED VOLUME: 6x 660ml bottles
ADJUNCTS: 1x Campden tablet, 17.3g Calcium Sulphate
MASH: 67°C / 60 minutes
BOIL: 60 minutes
YEAST: 2x Fermentis Safale US-05 sprinkled on wort with oxygen
FERMENTER TEMP: Way too hot. Ambient up to 27°C
OG: 1.070
FG: 1.008
ABV: 8.1%
CARBONATION: 2.0 units
INGREDIENT COST: £32.10
BOTTLE COST: p
BREWING NOTES: Water volumes all over the place. 12kg mash was a struggle. Massive temperature rise in the fermenter. Biggest headache was the dry hopping with the pellets refusing to drop out of suspension. Only got 6 bombers out of this batch.