08-20-2006 St. Chuck's Porter (CP)

Brewing Session Report

Brewing Date: Sunday July 30, 2006
Head Brewer: Lee Scott
Asst Brewer:   
Recipe: St. Chuck's Porter (CP)


AHA Style and Style Guidelines
09-B Porter, Robust Porter

Min OG: 1.045 Max OG: 1.060   
Min IBU: 25 Max IBU: 40   
Min Clr: 30 Max Clr: 90  Color in SRM, Lovibond


Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal): 5.25 Wort Size (Gal): 5.25
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.25      
Anticipated OG: 1.051 Plato: 12.58
Anticipated SRM: 28.2        
Anticipated IBU: 24.6      
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75  %   
Wort Boil Time: 75  Minutes   

Actual OG: 1.051 Plato: 12.58   
Actual FG: 1.012 Plato: 3.07   
Alc by Weight: 3.99 by Volume: 5.11 From Measured Gravities.
ADF: 75.6 RDF: 62.9 Apparent & Real Degree of Fermentation.

Actual Mash System Efficiency: 75 %
Anticipated Points From Mash: 50.82
Actual Points From Mash: 50.82


Pre-Boil Amounts
Evaporation Rate: 22.50 Percent Per Hour

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

Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.30 Gal      
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.037 SG 9.15 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: 8.53 Gal      
Water Needed Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.031 SG 7.87 Plato


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: Garetz

Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %


Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
68.3 7.00 lbs.  Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
7.3 0.75 lbs.  Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
7.3 0.75 lbs.  Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
7.3 0.75 lbs.  Flaked Barley America 1.032 2
4.9 0.50 lbs.  Biscuit Malt Belgium 1.035 19
4.9 0.50 lbs.  Special B Malt Belgium 1.030 100

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
1.00 oz.  Centennial Pellet 10.50 24.6 60 min
1.00 oz.  Willamette Pellet 5.00 0.0 10 min


Extras
Amount Name Type Time
1.00 Tsp  Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)


Yeast
WYeast 1728 Scotish Ale


Water Profile
Profile: London Tap
Profile known for: Sweet Stout
Calcium(Ca): 90.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 4.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 24.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 58.0 ppm
Chloride(Cl): 18.0 ppm
biCarbonate(HCO3): 123.0 ppm
pH: 8.33


Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Single Step   
Heat Type: Infusion   
Grain Lbs: 10.25   
Water Qts: 13.32 Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 3.33 Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.30 Before Additional Infusions
Tun Thermal Mass: 0.34   
Grain Temp: 65 F Before Additional Infusions

Rest Temp Time
Dough In: 176 10 Min
Saccharification Rest: 151 90 Min
Mash-out Rest: 165 10 Min
Sparge: 170 60 Min

Additional Infusion Temperatures And Amounts
Rest Amount Temp
Mash Out: 7.73 Qts of 220 Degree Water Added


Total Mash Volume Gal: 5.33 - After Additional Infusions

Runnings Stopped At: 1.010 SG 2.56 Plato

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.


Mash Schedule


Water Needed For Brewing Session
Sparge Amount: 5.75 Sparge Deadspace: 0.00 Total Into Mash: 5.75
Total Grain Lbs: 10.25 Qts Per Lbs: 1.76 Total From Mash: 3.28
      Mash Gallons: 4.51      
      Grain Absorption: 1.23      
Amount Lost in Lauter Tun Deadspace, Grant and Misc. to Kettle: 0.50
     
Top Up Water Added to Kettle: 0.00
Amount into Kettle: 8.53
     
Boil Time (min): 75
Evaporation Rate: 22.50
Amount after Boil: 6.13
     
Left in Kettle Deadspace: 1.00
Left in Hopback: 0.00
Left in Counterflow Chiller: 0.00
Left in Other Equipment / Other Absorption: 0.00
     
Amount to Chillers: 5.13
Amount After Cooling (4 perc.): 4.93

Grain absorption rate is: 0.12 (Gallons Per Lbs)
Evaporation rate is Percent per Hour
This formulation will yield 4.93 gallons of fermentable wort.
You will need 10.26 gallons of water for the complete brewing session.


Efficiency Specifics
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): 8.53      
Estimated OG: 1.031 Plato: 7.87

Raw Pre-Boil Targets - only targeted volume/gravity and evaporation
rate taken into account:
Target Volume (Gal): 7.30      
Estimated OG: 1.037 Plato: 9.15

Post-Boil Targets:
Target Volume (Gal): 5.25      
Estimated OG: 1.051 Plato: 12.58

Recorded Actuals - Measurement Taken In Kettle:
Recorded Volume (Gal): 5.25      
Recorded OG: 1.051 Plato: 12.58

At 100 percent extraction from the maximum mash potential:
Total Points: 67.76
Points From Mash: 67.76
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

With the recipe efficiency setting, you should have achieved:
Total Points: 50.82
Points From Mash: 50.82
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

Actuals achieved were:
Actual Points From Mash: 50.82
Actual Mash System Efficiency: 75 %


Fermentation Specifics
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

Original Gravity: 1.051 SG 12.58 Plato
Finishing Gravity: 1.012 SG 3.07 Plato