Bjorn in the USA

[MapperMatt]

Brewing this today. First brew since commencing fatherhood. Will also be my first brew using my new fermentation fridge. Got my son strapped to the front of me in one of these Baby Bjorn sling contraptions hence the stupid name for this beer. Anyway here is the recipe, based loosely on one of the APAs in Brewing Classic Styles but with different hops and no Munich:

Bjorn in the USA
American Pale Ale

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 20.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.459
Total Hops (g): 135.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.056 (°P): 13.8
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.50 %
Colour (SRM): 7.8 (EBC): 15.3
Bitterness (IBU): 38.1 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 65
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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4.995 kg Maris Otter Malt (91.5%)
0.246 kg Victory (4.5%)
0.218 kg Wheat Malt (4%)

Hop Bill
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15.0 g Magnum Leaf (14.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
15.0 g Cascade Leaf (7.8% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
15.0 g Citra Leaf (15% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
15.0 g Cascade Leaf (7.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) (0.8 g/L)
15.0 g Citra Leaf (15% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) (0.8 g/L)
20.0 g Cascade Leaf (7.8% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (1 g/L)
40.0 g Citra Leaf (15% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (2 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 67°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18°C with Safale US-05

[mrlard]

That's going to be a cracker

[I_used_to_brew]

Got my son strapped to the front of me in one of these Baby Bjorn sling contraptions

Pictures??

[alikocho]

Got my son strapped to the front of me in one of these Baby Bjorn sling contraptions

Pictures??

I've done a lot of brewing with my daughter strapped to me. I'm not a fan of the Baby Bjorns, and prefer the ergo as my weapon of choice.

[vacant]

Pictures??

Don't get excited, these things aren't shiny

[MapperMatt]

Just kegged this. Really the best fermentation I have ever had with US05, which I put down to fermenting at the slightly lower temp of 18 degrees. Lovely malt character, but also nice and dry at 1010 with hops coming through very well. The odd thing was that even though fermentation had finished the yeast slurry on the surface never dropped.

[I_used_to_brew]

The odd thing was that even though fermentation had finished the yeast slurry on the surface never dropped.

I often top crop the yeast towards the end and save it for the next brew as it is reluctant to drop.