Vortex Style XPA

Brew date: 29th Aug 2026
strike water: 20L @ 75°
mash start: 69°
end mash: 66°
sparge water: 12L
Vol in kettle: 29L
water additions added to boil
koppafloc @ 15 mins
30 min boil
Gravity after mash: 12.8 Brix = 1.052
Hops stand 30 mins starting at 95° going down to 75°
OG: 14.2 Brix = 1.058
Cooled to 17.4°
Rehydrated yeast @ 30°, cooled to 21° with aliquots of wort prior to pitching

Dry hopped on: ?

Kegged on ?
FG: 1.0??

Style Information

Name: American Pale Ale
Recipe Type: All Grain

Grains & Extracts

Name Amount Notes
Pilsner 3 kg
Gladfield Munich Malt 1 kg
Wheat Malt 0.6 kg
Gladfield Gladiator (Dextrine) 0.3 kg
Gladfield Sour Grapes 0.3 kg
Gladfield Toffee Malt 0.3 kg

Hops

Name Amount Alpha Acid % AAU Time Notes
Columbus 0.02 kg 13.8% 0.276 30
Cascade 0.015 kg 5% 0.075 5
Columbus 0.015 kg 13.8% 0.207 5
Motueka 0.015 kg 10.38% 0.1557 5
Cascade 0.035 kg 5% 0.175 0
Columbus 0.035 kg 13.8% 0.483 0
Motueka 0.035 kg 10.38% 0.3633 0
Cascade 0.03 kg 7.8% 0.234 0
Columbus 0.05 kg 14.2% 0.71 0
Motueka 0.05 kg 7% 0.35 0

Adjuncts

Name Type Use Amount Time Notes
Calcium Chloride Water Agent Mash 0.0033 kg 0
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agent Mash 0.0063 kg 0
Koppafloc Fining Boil 0.002 kg 0

Yeasts

Name Amount Notes
Safale US-05

Mash Steps

Name Step Type Step Time Temperature
Saccharification Rest Infusion 45 67 C

Boil

Amount: 27.3 liters
Water Description:
Time: 30 minutes
Target Batch Size: 26 liters

Profile

Actual OG: 1.048
Actual FG: 1.012

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