Gumballhead Clone ( Northern Brewer Wheaten Beatdown )

I think I got more evaporation than expected, not more efficiency.

04-24-2010 Wheaten Beatdown

A ProMash Brewing Session Report
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Brewing Date: Saturday April 24, 2010
Head Brewer: Jeff Bearer
Asst Brewer:
Recipe: Wheaten Beatdown

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 10.00 Wort Size (Gal): 10.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 16.50
Anticipated OG: 1.046 Plato: 11.34
Anticipated SRM: 3.8
Anticipated IBU: 48.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Actual OG: 1.050 Plato: 12.39
Actual FG: 1.012 Plato: 3.07

Alc by Weight: 3.91 by Volume: 5.00 From Measured Gravities.
ADF: 75.2 RDF 62.6 Apparent & Real Degree of Fermentation.

Actual Mash System Efficiency: 78 %
Anticipated Points From Mash: 45.60
Actual Points From Mash: 47.50

Pre-Boil Amounts
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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: 11.76 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.039 SG 9.69 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: 10.96 Gal
Water Needed Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.042 SG 10.38 Plato

Formulas Used
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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
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48.5 8.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
45.5 7.50 lbs. Wheat Malt America 1.038 2
6.1 1.00 lbs. Crystal 10L America 1.035 10

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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2.00 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 10.00 9.8 10 min.
1.00 oz. summit Pellet 18.00 33.7 40 min.
2.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 5.1 10 min.

Yeast
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Fermentis us-05 Safale

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step
Heat Type: Infusion

Grain Lbs: 16.50
Water Qts: 24.75 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 6.19 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.50

Tun Thermal Mass: 0.45
Grain Temp: 68 F

Dough In Temp: 178 Time: 0
Saccharification Rest Temp: 153 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp: 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp: 171 Time: 0

Runnings Stopped At: 1.007 SG 1.86 Plato

Total Mash Volume Gal: 7.51 - After Additional Infusions

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

Water Needed For Brewing Session
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Sparge Amount: 7.00 Sparge Deadspace: 0.75 Total Into Mash: 6.25

Total Grain Lbs: 16.50 Qts Per Lbs: 1.50 Total From Mash: 4.21
Mash Gallons: 6.19
Grain Absorption: 1.98

Amount Lost in Lauter Tun Deadspace,
Grant and Misc. to Kettle: 0.50

Top Up Water Added to Kettle: 1.00
Amount into Kettle: 10.96

Boil Time (min): 60.00 Evaporation Rate: 15.00
Amount after Boil: 9.31

Left in Kettle Deadspace: 0.50
Left in Hopback: 0.00
Left in Counterflow Chiller: 0.50
Left in Other Equipment / Other Absorption: 0.00

Amount to Chillers: 8.31
Amount After Cooling (4 perc.): 7.98

Grain absorption rate is: 0.12 (Gallons Per Lbs)

Evaporation rate is Percent per Hour

This formulation will yield 7.98 gallons of fermentable wort.

You will need 14.19 gallons of water for the complete brewing session.

Efficiency Specifics
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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): 10.96
Estimated OG: 1.042 Plato: 10.38

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

Target Volume (Gal): 11.76
Estimated OG: 1.039 Plato: 9.69

Post-Boil Targets:

Target Volume (Gal): 10.00
Estimated OG: 1.046 Plato: 11.34

Recorded Actuals - Measurement Taken In Kettle:

Recorded Volume (Gal): 9.50
Recorded OG: 1.050 Plato: 12.39

At 100 percent extraction from the maximum mash potential:

Total Points: 60.80
Points From Mash: 60.80
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

With the recipe efficiency setting, you should have achieved:

Total Points: 45.60
Points From Mash: 45.60
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

Actuals achieved were:

Actual Points From Mash: 47.50
Actual Mash System Efficiency: 78

Fermentation Specifics
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Pitched From: Starter
Amount Pitched: 0 mL
Lag Time: 0.00 hours

Primary Fermenter: Glass
Primary Type: Closed
Days In Primary: 0
Primary Temperature: 68 degrees F

Inventory Analysis
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Grain/Malt/Extract/Sugar Origin Recipe Lbs Lbs In Stock Lbs Needed
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Pale Malt(2-row) America 8.00 0.00 8.00
Wheat Malt America 7.50 0.00 7.50
Crystal 10L America 1.00 0.00 1.00

Hop Origin Recipe Oz Oz In Stock Oz Needed
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Amarillo Gold - Pellet USA, Yakima 2.00 0.00 2.00
summit - Pellet 1.00 0.00 1.00
Cascade - Whole USA 2.00 0.00 2.00

Extras Recipe In Stock Needed
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Yeast Recipe In Stock Needed
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Safale 1.00 0.00 1.00
(Fermentis us-05)

Mash Notes
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I need a instaread thermometer to much hot, cold, hot cold on setting mash
. also lost count of how many gallons I striked with, why can't I count 6
pitchers? runny mash in the end. poor grain bed set, lots of chunks made
it to the kettle. didn't consider using the colandar till just now.

Fermentation Notes
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pitched us-05, added gas, using 5gal and 6.5 gal thermo well in 5 gal bot
h sitting on top of heat wrap wrapped in blanket.