Simple Citra Mosiac

Grain Bill / Fermentables

  • 11 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt
  • 0.5 lb Crystal 20
  • 0.25 lb Crystal 40

Hops

  • 0.5 oz Magnum @ 12.8% AA
  • 4 oz Citra @ 12.8% AA
  • 2 oz Mosiac @ 11.9% AA

Yeast

  • Mangrove Jack’s M44

Other

  • Whirlfloc Tablet
  • 1/2 tsp gypsum
  • 1/4 tsp epsom salts
  • 1/4 tsp citric acid

Target Stats

  • 5.5 Gallons
  • OG 1.059
  • FG 1.015
  • ABV 5.81%
  • IBU 72.33
  • SRM 5.8

Final Stats

January 6, 2024 ?
  • 5.5 Gallons
  • OG 1.062 (1.055 Tilt)
  • FG 1.0 (1.0 Tilt)
  • ABV %
  • Efficiency %

 

Brew Day

Heat 8 gallons of water to 158°.  (Unfiltered Dover City water with chlorine removed via campden tablet.)

Gently dough in grains until all grain is covered by water. Add 1/2 tsp gypsum and 1/4 tsp epsom salts and stabilize pH at 5.2

Mash grains at 152° for 1 hour.

Remove “grain bag“, rinse, squeeze and allow grains to drain.

Bring wort to a boil.

Once wort is boiling, add 0.5 oz Magnum hops and continue for 45 minutes.

Add 1 oz Citra hops and continue boil for another 10 minutes.

Add whirlfloc, 1 oz Citra and continue boil for 5 minutes.

Reduce wort temperature to 170° and add 1 oz Citra and 1 oz Mosiac hops.

Reduce wort temperature to 68° and take OG reading.

Sufficiently aerate and transfer to primary fermenter.

Pitch yeast into fermenter.

Allow beer 1~2 weeks in the primary to adequately ferment and cleanup any diacetyl produced during fermentation.

Dry hop with 1 oz Citra and 1 oz Mosiac for 1 week.

Bottle and wait another 2 weeks or keg and carb.

Enjoy!

Notes:

January 6, 2024 ?
  • Brew Day
    • Hydrometer: 1.062
    • Tilt: 1.055 (Checked after 12 hours.)
  • Tilt Readings
    • 2024-01-06 – 1.062 (hydrometer) @ 60° – Raised temp to 64°
    • 2024-01-07 – 1.055 (Tilt @ 64°) – Raised temp to 67° because there is no visible activity.