American India Pale Ale "ViennaPA" Recipe: ******* 14.0 lb Weyermann Vienna Malt (grain) Hops: ***** 1.00 oz Nugget (~13% AA - 13.0 AAU)(45 min @ 1.035 wort / ~42.9 IBU)* 1.00 oz Amarillo (9% AA - 9.0 AAU)(10 min @ 1.035 wort / 11.7 IBU) *Hops taken from garden. Harvested 8/14 Yeast: ****** White Labs "English Ale Yeast" WLP002 Best Before: Nov-11-12 Lot Number: 1002ITSSKYA1 Harvested from August Amber Ale Used Yeast Nutrient (5 tsp) Notes: ****** 5.75 gal OG: 1.058 FG: ?.??? (?.?% ABV) 1730: Heated up lauter / mash tun with 130F faucet water. Heated up 4.20 gal of mash water to 172F. 1800: Started mash. 4.20 Gallons of water, 14 lbs of grain. 154.0F Mash temp. (Theoretical was 158F... losing ~4.0F to mash tun) 1840: Temperature 000.0F. ( did not measure ) 1930: Temperature 153F. Iodine test (not done, but would have) showed conversion. Took off ~6.9qt of mash to boil for mash out. 1950: Added decoction to mash tun for mashout. Temperature 169.0F. 2010: Started first running. 2020: First running complete and on stove. Started batch sparge and second running. 2030: Second running complete and on stove. SG of first runnings 1.088 2035: First running boiling. SG of second runnings 1.035 2100: Started cooling first running. 2110: Second running boiling. (slight overboil) 2110: Added bittering hops to second running. 1.00oz Nugget @ 1.035 (50 min remaining) 2130: Placed first pot in bucket @ 75F. On yeast cake. (Pleasant fruity clove aroma from yeast cake) 2145: Added Aroma / Flavor hops to second running. 1.00oz Amarillo @ 1.035 (15 min remaining) 2155: Removed hops. Started cooling second pot 2215: Moved second pot into bucket. All pots of wort filled bucket (not carboy this time) to 5.75 gal. Took specific gravity. SG at 5.75 gal: 1.058 Added 0.0 gal of Water SG at 5.75 gal: 1.058 Pitched yeast (80 F) before second pot was added to bucket. Color ~18 SRM. Tan Brown. 2012/04/22 ********** 1530 Slow ferementation noted. Temperature ~75F. 2012/04/23 ********** Temperature at 1600 is 70F. Fermentation very active. Transfered from bucket to carboy. 2012/04/23 ********** Temperature at 1600 is 68F. Blow off clean up. Nice fruity esters and spicy hop aroma 2012/04/29 ********** Temperature for the past week has been ~65F - 68F Fermentation has slowed Pleasant aroma through fermentation