St Thomas Delirium

Belgian Golden Strong Ale

This is a 2015 BJCP style 25c beer.

Recipe: Delirium Tremens Clone
Volume: 5 gallons
Dates:

Brew date: May 18, 2019
Transfer to secondary: Jun 1, 2019
Kegging: Aug 1, 2019

Ingredients:

Water source: basement utility sink filtered dispenser
Yeast: Wyeast 1388 Belgian Strong Ale (pitched on yeast bed from Third Brother Golden 19)

Grain bill

	Potential sg pppg	Points per gal
10.0 lbs Pilsener Malt 0.5 lb Wheat Malt 1.0 lb Corn Sugar	1.037 1.039 1.046	370.0 19.5 46.0
	Ideal: Pre-boil: Target:	435.5 (46+389.5 (46+389.5	/ 4.5 gal = 96.8 >>> 1.097 * 70%)/ 6 gal = 53.1 >>> 1.053 * 70%)/ 4.5 gal = 70.8 >>> 1.071
1.0 lb Corn Sugar (into primary as foam subsides)	1.046	46.0
0.5 lb Corn Sugar (into primary as bubbles slow)	1.046	23.0
	Effective::	(115.0+389.5	* 70%)/ 4.5 gal = 86.1 >>> 1.086

Pellet Hops

1.0 oz Spalt - 5.6% avg alpha Utilization: 60 minutes @ 1.053 = 22.1%	*IBU = 1.0 5.6 * 22.1 * 0.75 / 5 = 18.6**
1.0 oz Tettnang - 5.3% avg alpha Utilization: 60 minutes @ 1.053 = 22.1%	*IBU = 1.0 5.3 * 22.1 * 0.75 / 5 = 17.6**
1.0 oz Styrian Goldings - 1.4% avg alpha Utilization: 5 minutes @ 1.053 = 4.4%	*IBU = 1.0 1.4 * 4.4 * 0.75 / 5 = 0.9**
	Total IBU Max = 37

Other

0.5 tsp Crushed Coriander - 15 min
0.5 tsp Crushed Grains of Paradise - 15 min

Activity Log

Mash/Lauter/Sparge:

Heated 4 gallons of water to 160 in mash tun and added grain. Added cool water to adjust temperature to 145 and held for 45 minutes. Added heated water to adjust temperature to 155 and held for 30 minutes. Opened spigot 30 degrees and recirculated runoff until clear. Had to slightly stir grain after a while because of stuck sparge. Captured 6.0 gallons of runoff.

Boil:

Boiled through break, added corn sugar and continued for 40 minutes. Added bittering hops and boiled for 45 minutes. Added Coriander and Grains of Paradise and and boiled for 10 minutes. Added finishing hops and boiled for 5 minutes. Cooled with counterflow chiller into carboy containing yeast bed from Third Brother Golden 19. Took specific gravity reading of 1.071. Using funnel with filter caused aeration. Fitted with stopper and airlock and placed at 70f.

Fermentation:

Observations of primary stage

set temperature to 70f
05-19-19 AM: 1 inch of foam and 80 bubbles per minute
05-19-19 PM: 1/4 inch of foam and 18 bubbles per minute. Set temperature to 72f.
05-20-19: 1/8 inch of foam and 8 bubbles per minute
05-21-19: thin foam and 6 bubbles per minute
05-21-19: Boiled 1 lb of corn sugar in 1 liter of water. Cooled in cold water bath and added to carboy.
05-22-19: patches of foam and 41 bubbles per minute
05-23-19: thin film and 2 bubbles per minute
05-24-19: Boiled 1/2 lb of corn sugar in 1/2 liter of water. Cooled in cold water bath and added to carboy.
05-24-19 PM: 1/4 inch of foam and 19 bubbles per minute.
05-25-19: thin film and 15 bubbles per minute.
05-27-19: patchy film and 2 bubbles per minute.
05-30-19: patchy film and 1 bubble per 35 seconds.
06-01-19: Transferred to secondary carboy. Took specific gravity readingof 1.028. Fitted stopper and airlock. Captured 20 oz bottle 4/5 full and put in fridge under 30 lbs/sq in CO2.

Observations of secondary stage (72f)

06-15-19: no foam and 1 bubble per 3 minutes.
08-01-19: kegged

Kegging:

Filled 2 liter bottle 2/3 full, put under 30 lbs/sq in C02 and placed in fridge for forced carbonation. Siphoned 4.5 gallons from carboy into keg. Took specific gravity reading of 1.020.

See St Thomas Delirium labels here.

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