late blog entry

I have not blogged in a few weeks. A new baby at home will take the time away from ya. I have brewed my favorite Xpa again (2 weeks ago). It is actually ready to keg. I may have time to brew today, or I may not. We will see.

The "up-to-par" pale ale I made was the same recipe except I used US-05 yeast, not repitched WLP001. Also, my boil off rate was higher than normal which resulted in my original gravity getting higher (potentially resulting in a higher abv beer). I will keg the beer today and update the post to see if the estimated attenuation was achieved. Recipe, adjusted for boil off rate below:

"Up-to-Par" Xtra Pale Ale

10-A American Pale Ale

Author: hopshead

Size: 5.5 gal

Efficiency: 81.98%

Attenuation: 80.0%

Calories: 195.82 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.059 (1.045 - 1.060)

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Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.010 - 1.015)

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Color: 11.59 (5.0 - 14.0)

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Alcohol: 6.21% (4.5% - 6.2%)

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Bitterness: 76.5 (30.0 - 45.0)

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Ingredients:

11.0 lb Pale Ale Malt

4.0 oz Dark Crystal Malt II

0.50 oz Nugget (14.1%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min

1.0 oz Cascade (5.4%) - added during boil, boiled 30.0 min

1.0 oz Willamette (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 30.0 min

1.0 oz Cascade (5.7%) - added during boil, boiled 20.0 min

1.0 oz Willamette (5.6%) - added during boil, boiled 10.0 min

1.0 oz Cascade (5.7%) - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min

1.0 oz Cascade (5.7%) - added dry to primary fermenter

1.0 oz Willamette (5.6%) - added dry to primary fermenter

1.0 ea Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

Schedule:

Ambient Air: 70.0 °F

Source Water: 68.0 °F

Elevation: 500.0 ft

00:03:00 Mash In - Liquor: 4.22 gal; Strike: 163.14 °F; Target: 152.0 °F

00:33:00 Saccharification Rest - Rest: 30.0 min; Final: 151.5 °F

00:45:00 Sparge - First runnings: 0.0 gal sparge @ 170.0 °F, 2.75 gal collected, 5 min; Second Runings: 6.25 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 6.25 gal collected, 7 min; Total Runoff: 9.2 gal

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