Hop Forward Zythos pale ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 39 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 42 gallons
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: created by Jon H. loosely based on bells two hearted
Calories: 193 calories (Per )
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per )

Created: Tuesday April 10th 2012

Original Gravity:

1.059

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

6.3%

IBU (tinseth):

34.8

SRM (morey):

6.6

Mash pH

n/a

Cost

n/a

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
67 lb	American - Pale 2-Row67 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	85.1%
5 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	6.3%
4 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)4 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	5.1%
2.75 lb	Dry Malt Extract - Light2.75 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light	42	4	3.5%
78.75 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	Bill %
2.50 oz	bravo2.5 oz bravo Hops	Pellet	14.2	Boil	60 min	10.6%
3 oz	zythos3 oz zythos Hops	Pellet	10.9	First Wort	0 min	12.8%
2 oz	cascade2 oz cascade Hops	Pellet	6.4	First Wort	0 min	8.5%
4 oz	zythos4 oz zythos Hops	Pellet	10.9	Boil	5 min	17%
2 oz	cascade2 oz cascade Hops	Pellet	6.4	Boil	5 min	8.5%
6 oz	zythos6 oz zythos Hops	Pellet	10.9	Dry Hop	7 days	25.5%
4 oz	cascade4 oz cascade Hops	Pellet	6.4	Dry Hop	7 days	17%
23.50 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2.50 oz	bravo (Pellet) 2.4999999942814 oz bravo (Pellet) Hops		10.6%
13 oz	zythos (Pellet)	0	55.3%
8 oz	cascade (Pellet)	0	34%
23.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
96	26 gallons @ 166*	Infusion	--	153 °F	60 min
	14 gallons	Sparge	--	170 °F	10 min
	9 gallons	Sparge	--	170 °F	10 min

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	82%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	No

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Target Water Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Almost 80% of water used was ran through brita filter on faucet. 11 of 49 gallons was straight tapwater
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Notes

pitched on 04-14-12 @ 63 raised to 65 overnight. Oxygenated with pure 02

1.013 by day 4 (04-18-12), dry hopped 4.6 oz in small batch (15.5) and 5.4 oz in larger batch (23.5)

1.011 on day 8, 04/22/12

Very nice beer if you are into a smooth drinking Pale Ale, with lots of front end flavor and aroma, without insane amounts of back end bitterness, like alot of other pale ale's these days!

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Last Updated: 2012-05-05 01:13 UTC

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