I was lucky enough to get a bulk load of Citra so I thought I’d finally get around to brewing again after almost 18 months. I’ve used my standard Golden Ale base and lightly hopped this one, but upped the planned ABV to 5.5.
Specs
OG: 1.052
FG: 1.008
ABV: 5.8
IBU: 38
Colour: 10.6 EBC
Malt
4.8kg Gladfield American Ale Malt
0.2kg Gladfield Gladiator Malt
0.2kg Gladfield Light Crystal
Hops
25g Citra @ 60 min
25g Citra @ 5 min
25g Citra @ 0 min
60g Citra Dry Hop day 7
Yeast
2 x US05
Brew Day
Brew day was straight forward, but for some strange reason I cooled to 18 degrees, and when I turned the chiller off it dropped to 12 degrees. It took about 5 hours to get up to 18, but I pitched the yeast at 12 degrees anyway.
Fermentation
12 days @ 18c
2 days @ 20c
2 days @ 2c
Gelatine added when temp hit 2%
Tasting Notes
Clean citrus up front with a peppery sharp bitterness, thin body and a light honey malt profile. At 38 IBU the bitterness was initially a bit much for the malt base but was more restrained after conditioning. It would be interesting to see this around 25- 30 IBU. Champagne style carbonation with a clean white head and lots of lacing. The ABV is a little high as this is more of a session beer style so should be around 5% rather than 5.8%, as being so easy to drink will get you into trouble on a hot day.. A very clean drinkable beer.
Notes
Mashed in with 15 litres, 64c for 60 Minutes
Pre Sparge Gravty 1.075
Preboil 26 litres @ 1.045
OG 21 Litres @ 1.052
Robobrew Gyle # 10
Brewed: 7 August 2020
Kegged: 21 August 2020
Finished: 30 August 2020
