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Mr. Mojo Ryesin

Specifics

Style:

American Wheat or Rye Beer — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Light Hybrid Beer
Number:	06D

Refreshing wheat or rye beers that can display more hop character and less yeast character than their German cousins.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Oberon, Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen, Three Floyds Gumballhead, Pyramid Hefe-Weizen, Widmer Hefeweizen, Sierra Nevada Unfiltered Wheat Beer, Anchor Summer Beer, Redhook Sunrye, Real Ale Full Moon Pale Rye.

Brew Date:

January 24, 2010

Tap Date:

March 11, 2010

Yield:

10 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

6.9/13.6

Bitterness (Calc):

32.5 IBU (Rager)

BU/GU:

0.54

Calories:

197 (12 ounces)

Conditioning:

Keg

ABV:

6.4%

ABW:

Batch No:	05-2010
OG:	1.060
OG (Plato):	14.74° P
Target OG:	1.055
FG:	1.012
FG (Plato):	3.07° P
Target FG:	1.012
Real Extract:	5.18° P
App. Atten.:	79.2%
Real Atten.:	64.9%

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Use a clean bittering hop.
Use a clean fermenting yeast.
Hop flavor best when the beer is relatively young.
To avoid stuck sparge, use .5 pounds of rice hulls.

Comments

Dry hopped the first keg with Goldings. Tasted spicy and pleasant with a nice hop nose. Slight diacetyl (stressed yeast?). Dry hopped second keg with Cascades - still tasting some diacetyl. No verdict on that one yet (April 15, 2010).

Dry hopped the first keg with Goldings. Tasted spicy and pleasant with a nice hop nose. Slight diacetyl (stressed yeast?). Dry hopped second keg with Cascades - still tasting some diacetyl. No verdict on that one yet (April 15, 2010).

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

14.00 pounds

American Pale Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1.8 °L
Info/Use:	Smooth, less grainy, moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

60.5% of grist

5.00 pounds

American Rye Malt

Color (L):	3.7 °L
Info/Use:	Not provided.

21.6% of grist

3.00 pounds

American Vienna Malt

Color (L):	3 °L
Info/Use:	Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Marzen and Oktoberfest.

13% of grist

0.63 pounds

American Victory Malt

Color (L):	25 °L
Info/Use:	Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.

2.7% of grist

0.50 pounds

Rice Hulls

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Used as a filtering bed after mashing.

2.2% of grist

23.13 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	10 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.33 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	90 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	12.4 gallons	10 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 2 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	23.1 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	4.9 gallons
Total Water Needed:	18.3 gallons	12.4 gallons (runoff) + 4.9 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1.00 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	7.7 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	10.6 gallons	18.3 gallons (total water) – 7.7 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

0.75 ounces

Magnum

Region:	Germany
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Clean bittering hop. Bred at the Hop Research Institute in Hull, Germany.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Columbus, Nugget, Northern Brewer
Example:	Lager, Pilsner, Stout

14.0% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

10.5 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Willamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggles
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter

4.5% Pellets @ 30 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

4.5 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

4.5% Leaf @ 20 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

2.3 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

4.5% Leaf @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

2.3 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Willamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggles
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter

4.5% Pellets @ 3 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

9 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

4.5% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Dry Hop

9 AAUs

6.75 ounces

Total Hop Weight

37.5 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	90 minutes

Total Boil Time:

90 minutes

Yeast

Name:	California Ale
Manufacturer:	White Labs
Product ID:	WLP001
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	High
Attenuation:	76%
Temperature Range:	68–73°F
Amount:	2000 ml

Equipment Profile

Converted Keg, 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Batch Size:	10.00 gallons	Boil Volume:	12.00 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	9.00% per hour	Mash Tun Dead Space:	0.80 gallons
Efficiency:	72%	Mash Tun Weight:	9.00 pounds
Hop Utilization:	100%	Mash Tun Volume:	10.00 gallons
Loss:	1.00 gallons	Mash Tun Specific Heat:	0.30 Cal/gram per °C
Notes:	Converted 15.5 gallon/59 liter keg boil kettle for full boil with a 10 gallon/38 liter cooler as a mash/lauter tun.

Mash Profile

Single Infusion Mash, Medium Bodied Beer, No Mash Out

Grain Temperature:	72°F	Tun Temperature:	72°F
Sparge Temperature:	168°F	PH:	5.4
PPG:	19.5	Efficiency:	72.7%
Notes:	Mash profile for most well-modified malts.

Steps

#	Name	Type	Time	Temp.	Description
1	Mash In	Infusion	60 min.	154°F	Add 100% of mash water at 166° F / 74° C

Water Profile

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Calicum:	31.4 ppm
Bicarbonate:	56.9 ppm
Sulfate:	41.1 ppm
Chloride:	0.9 ppm
Sodium:	27.0 ppm
Magnesium:	3.5 ppm
PH:	5.4%
Notes:	Filtered through standard charcoal system.

Procedure

Mash at 152° for 60 minutes.

Mash at 152° for 60 minutes.

Fermentation

Primary:	7 days @ 65° F
Secondary:	14 days @ 65° F
Lager:	21 days @ 37° F

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