Brew Log for Roblar Cascade Harvest

Brewed by oldrubberboot

On August 31, 2013

Mash

Mash Time: 60 min
Mash Water pH: 5.2
Strike Temperature: 165 degF
Volume of Combined Runnings: 13.0 gal
Pre-Extract Gravity: 1.047

Mash Runnings

Date	pH	Volume	Gravity	Notes
09/01/2013 2:55am	4.0	—	1.078	151F at start and 150F after 60min
09/01/2013 3:54am	8.5	—	1.037	maybe half gallon short of desired kettle volume

Date

09/01/2013 2:55am

pH

4.0

Volume

—

Gravity

1.078

Notes

151F at start and 150F after 60min
Date

09/01/2013 3:54am

pH

8.5

Volume

—

Gravity

1.037

Notes

maybe half gallon short of desired kettle volume

Boil

Boil Time: 65 min
Pre-Boil Volume: 15.0 gal
Post-Boil Volume: 13.5 gal
Evaporation Rate: 9.2%

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter: 13.0 gal
Measured Original Gravity: 1.046
Measured Final Gravity: 1.008
ABV: 5.0%

Fermentation Checks

Date	Temperature	Gravity	Notes
09/02/2013 6:52am	71.0 degF	—	1 bubble a second and 1 inch grausen
09/01/2013 9:09pm	73.0 degF	—	Fermentation has started with 1 inch krausen and 1-3 bubbles a second. Turning AC down to 65 in the room with carboys.
09/02/2013 7:21pm	69.0 degF	—	AC seems to have worked to get the temp below 70F...1 bubble a second and 1 inch krausen
09/03/2013 6:33pm	70.0 degF	—	Krausen starting to brown around the edge and fall...1 bubble every 2.5 seconds
09/07/2013 6:12am	75.0 degF	1.010	Krausen mostly diminished and 1 bubble every 6-8 seconds. Racked to secondary with 12oz of air dried hops harvested 8/31. These are the same Cascade hops picked fresh and used during brewing of this beer. Hops were left on cookie sheets in from of A/C before adding to secondary today

Date

09/02/2013 6:52am

Temperature

71.0 degF

Gravity

—

Notes

1 bubble a second and 1 inch grausen
Date

09/01/2013 9:09pm

Temperature

73.0 degF

Gravity

—

Notes

Fermentation has started with 1 inch krausen and 1-3 bubbles a second. Turning AC down to 65 in the room with carboys.
Date

09/02/2013 7:21pm

Temperature

69.0 degF

Gravity

—

Notes

AC seems to have worked to get the temp below 70F...1 bubble a second and 1 inch krausen
Date

09/03/2013 6:33pm

Temperature

70.0 degF

Gravity

—

Notes

Krausen starting to brown around the edge and fall...1 bubble every 2.5 seconds
Date

09/07/2013 6:12am

Temperature

75.0 degF

Gravity

1.010

Notes

Krausen mostly diminished and 1 bubble every 6-8 seconds. Racked to secondary with 12oz of air dried hops harvested 8/31. These are the same Cascade hops picked fresh and used during brewing of this beer. Hops were left on cookie sheets in from of A/C before adding to secondary today

Photos

Fresh picked Cascade hops on brew day

Cascade hops on the vine 8/18

Racked to secondary in one of the 5 gallon carboy each with 6oz of air dried Cascade hops picked on brew day.

Just a bit of chill haze from all the dry hopping. The best beer I've brewed to this date. A subtle malt and bitter backbone supporting a ton of hop flavor and aroma.

12oz of fresh picked Cascade hops in the kettle at flame out.