Galaxy hop ale, day 0

4L of water

500g milled 2-row malt

Mashing

65 deg C, 1 hour

75 deg c for 10 min

Boiling for 60 min:

Galaxy Hop(17.3% Alpha acid) adding schedule:

Hop 15g

1.2g lautering. Bittering hop

During Boiling:

Flavouring hop:

2.3g 40 min 

2.3g 50 min

4.6g 60 min

Flame off

4.6g when cooled. Added too early

dry hopping <<< should be before bottling!!!

Yeast: American ale yeast

fermoale AY4 

10.5g for 20L 

So, use 10.5/5=2.1g

Or 0.5 to 1 g / L

4L wort made, top 3 L transfer to carboy

First taste:

Too much hops. Try reduce weight of hop by 30 to 40% next time.

Rough guide for hops usage: ~ 20g total for 4 L  (3oz/90g for 20L)

Bubbles seen from airlock 6 hours.

Relatively quiet next day

OG:1010 to 1012

Reference:

Greatfermentations 

Thebrewadventures

Madfermentationist