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Better Than Life

256 calories 26.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 13.1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16 gallons
Post Boil Size: 14.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Calories: 256 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 30th 2020
1.077
1.019
7.6%
66.4
4.4
5.6
30.46
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb US - Pale 2-Row20 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 56.3%
8.80 lb Flaked Oats8.8 lb Flaked Oats $ 1.70 / lb
$ 14.96 		33 2.2 24.8%
2 lb Flaked Wheat2 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 5.6%
0.50 lb Maltodextrin0.5 lb Maltodextrin 39 0 1.4%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.6%
1 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 6.2%
35.50 lbs / $ 14.96
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.60 lb Citra1.6 lb Citra Hops $ 1.25 / lb
$ 2.00 		Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 51.23 96.2%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 60 min 15.18 3.8%
1.66 lbs / $ 2.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
14 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A38 Juice
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 13.50 / each
$ 13.50
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 324 B cells required
$ 13.50 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
92.3 0 5 141.6 30.7 9.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 15.6 gal (62.39 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 3.6 gal (14.39 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 22.76 gal (91.05 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 9.38 gal (37.5 qt) and adding 10.76 gal (43.05 qt) sparge/top-off. 20.14 80.6  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 19.74 g | 78.9 qt) 20.14 80.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 22.36 g | 89.4 qt) 22.76 91  
Grain absorption losses -4.1 -16.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.21 0.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 15.6 g | 62.4 qt) 16 64  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 14.06 g | 56.2 qt) 14.5 58  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.96 -3.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 13.54 g | 54.2 qt) 13.1 52.4  
Total: 20.14 80.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Better Than Life" Specialty IPA: New England IPA beer recipe by Bunghole Brewing. BIAB, ABV 7.58%, IBU 66.41, SRM 4.43, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Flaked Oats, Flaked Wheat, Maltodextrin, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Citra, Mosaic) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-08-02 04:31 UTC