- Named for our dog, Kiva, who I like to call devil dog because of her dark fur, bright blue eyes and mischievous personality.
8-Sep-2006 -- 9-Sep-2006
Recipe (for 5 gallons final volume)
7 | pounds | (44%) | Crisp Maris Otter Pale Malt |
5 | pounds | (31%) | Great Western 2-Row Malt |
3 | pounds | (19%) | Breiss Rye Malt |
6 | ounces | (2%) | Breiss Crystal 80L |
4 | ounces | (2%) | Briess Extra Special Malt |
4 | ounces | (2%) | Breiss Crystal 60L |
1 | ounce | U.S. Goldings whole hops, 4% AA (first wort hop) | |
1 | ounce | U.S. Fuggle whole hops, 3.4% AA (first wort hop) | |
2 | ounces | Chinook whole hops, 12.8% AA (60 minutes) | |
1 | ounce | U.S. Goldings whole hops, 4% AA (2 minutes) | |
1 | ounce | U.S. Fuggle whole hops, 3.4% AA (2 minutes) | |
- White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale Yeast, pitched at 68°F
- Starter: Pitched onto yeast cake from previous recipe (Piper's Irish Red Ale)
- Aeration: Drill aerator for three minutes after pitching
Water
- Fairbanks city water
- 40.25 quarts water treated with:
- 4 ml Potassium Metabisulfide solution (50ppm). Removes chlorine ion and chloramine, reduces oxidation
- 24 quarts mash water treated with:
- 2 teaspoons Gypsum. adds 91 ppm Calcium ion, 220 ppm Sulfite
Mash
- 24 quarts water @ 163°F, grist ratio of 1.5 quarts:pound @ 153°F (Held 90 minutes)
Sparge
- 9.5 quarts water @ 210°F, drain
- 6.75 quarts water @ 168°F, drain
Boil
- Boiled 8.7 gallons for 120 minutes to yield 5.5 gallons wort
- Wort prepared after work on Friday, boiled the next morning (first wort hops remained in the wort overnight)
Fermentation
- Primary: bucket, 7 days, 66°F, Temperature range 66 - 73 F
- Secondary: keg, 14 days, 65°F, Gravity 1.017 at transfer
Packaging
- Kegged at 8 psi, 50°F (1.8 volumes CO2)
- Conditioned for 8 weeks
- Ready to drink on 25-Nov-2006
Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.073 | Final Gravity: 1.016 |
Original Extract: 17.7°plato | Apparent Extract: 4.1°plato |
Real Extract: 6.71°plato | |
Alcohol: 7.5% by volume | (5.9% by weight) |
Apparent Attenuation: 77.0% | Mash Efficiency: 71% |
Bitterness: 79 IBU | Color: 13 SRM |
BU:SG: 1.08 | BV: 2.41 |
Tasting Notes
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