Brewie B+ Watermelon SMaSH

Flawless brew day with my B+. Boil made it to 209F. I will take it. I haven’t replaced my thermal switch yet or the wires that Brewie sent me so the wires could maybe get me above 209. 

90 min step mash from 144 to 153 with a 45 min sparge at 168. My recipe was 8.8lbs of marris otter into 4.7 gal for mash and then 2.1 gal for sparge. Pre boil was 1046 and post boil was 1053. 79.15% efficiency. Used 5.2 mash stabilizer. 

Great day. I did so many other things during this brew, I almost forgot I was brewing. 


Watermelon SMaSH

Grains                         Additions                                           Results
8.8# marris               .53 oz Amarillo at 60 mins                  1046 pre boil

                                 .53 oz Amarillo at 15 mins                  1053 post boil

                                 .53 oz Amarillo at 10 mins             
                                 .53 oz Amarillo at 5 mins                                                   
                                  Dry hop: 1.41 oz Amarillo 5 days

1 dram Lorann watermelon candy oil at pitching.

mash in at 129.2, raise to 143.6 for 40 mins, 152.6 for 50 mins (6.7g total water volume split 4.7g mash and 2.1g sparge)

sparge at 168 for 45 mins

US-05 at 72, lower to 66 at start of fermentation, 0 psi ferment
5.2 mash lock

1 tsp gypsum