Chinook Cascade Pale Ale

Method: BIAB
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 liters
Post Boil Size: 12 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Legropes
Hop Utilization: 70%
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday July 24th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.8%

IBU (tinseth):

39.6

SRM (morey):

6.1

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

12.24

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
0.45 kg	Weyermann - Pale Wheat0.45 kg Pale Wheat	$ 1.55 / kg $ 0.70	36	2	15.4%
0.18 kg	Castle Malting - Château Cara Ruby0.18 kg Château Cara Ruby	$ 1.89 / kg $ 0.34	33	19.3	6.1%
2 kg	Weyermann - Pale Ale2 kg Pale Ale	$ 1.58 / kg $ 3.16	39	2.3	68.3%
0.20 kg	Weyermann - Carahell0.2 kg Carahell	$ 1.79 / kg $ 0.36	34	10	6.8%
0.10 kg	Flaked Oats0.1 kg Flaked Oats	$ 1.80 / kg $ 0.18	33	2.2	3.4%
2.93 kg / $ 4.74

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
15 g	Northern Brewer - Chinook15 g Chinook Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.60	Pellet	12.7	Boil at 91 °C	60 min	29.23	21.1%
15 g	Northern Brewer - Cascade15 g Cascade Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.75	Pellet	5.6	Boil at 91 °C	10 min	4.67	21.1%
15 g	Northern Brewer - Chinook15 g Chinook Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.60	Pellet	12.7	Whirlpool at 91 °C	10 min	5.72	21.1%
26 g	Northern Brewer - Cascade26 g Cascade Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 1.30	Pellet	5.6	Dry Hop at 20 °C	3 days		36.6%
71 g / $ 3.25

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Northern Brewer - Chinook (Pellet) 30 g Chinook (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 1.20	34.95	42.2%
41 g	Northern Brewer - Cascade (Pellet) 41 g Cascade (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 2.05	4.67	57.7%
71 g / $ 3.25

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Irish Moss	Fining	Boil	15 min.
2 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Baking Soda	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 4.25 / each $ 4.25
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 56 B cells required

$ 4.25 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

RO water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	18	50	50	200	100
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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
10 L		Infusion	67 °C	67 °C	60 min
4 L		Sparge	75 °C	67 °C	15 min

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 21.7 L)	17.8
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 23.6 L)	19.8
Grain absorption losses	-2.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.9 L)	14
Boil off losses	-5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.2
Post boil Volume	12
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand)	-0.1
Top off amount	0.1
Volume into fermentor	12
Total:	17.8
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Batch Performance

Efficiency:

Conversion: 31.3%

Pre-Boil Efficiency N/A

Ending Kettle: 78% 29.4 ppg

Brew House: 71% 26.6 ppg

Wort Volume:

13 Liters

Expected 12 Liters of fermentable wort.
Adjust your equipment profile and calibrate your equipment to dial this in.
Expected OG: 1.054
Actual OG: 1.050

Alcohol and Attenuation:

ABV: 3.94%

Apparent Attenuation: 60%
Actual FG: 1.020
Calories per 12oz 177 calories
Carbohydrates per 12oz 15.8 g

Amount Packaged:

8 Liters

Great job! You get to enjoy the equivalent of:

12oz bottles: 23
1/2L bottles: 16
Pints: 17

Latest Brew Log

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	pH	Temp	Updated	Comment
9/12/2020 10:00 PM over 3 years ago	-1	Mash Complete	1.020	14 Liters	6	65 °C	9/13/2020 11:20 PM over 3 years ago	Overdid the sparge water, plus I got less efficiency than expected. I was trying something else (split the mash grain in two and sparge each on its own, and did not work.
9/13/2020 4:16 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Brew Day Complete	1.050	13 Liters	6	21 °C	9/13/2020 11:23 PM over 3 years ago	All done. I can not chill the worth with ice, so I will let alone for the night. Will pitch yeast tomorrow, with some yeast nutrient. I am going to use Fermentis Safeale S-33.
9/13/2020 11:15 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Boil Complete	1.060	12 Liters	6	20 °C	9/13/2020 11:15 PM over 3 years ago	To compensate for the low initial gravity, I boiled this full power and without lid. Of course, I over did it.
9/13/2020 11:24 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Sample	1.050		6	21 °C	9/13/2020 11:24 PM over 3 years ago	Starting bubbling.
9/15/2020 8:37 PM over 3 years ago	+2	Fermentation Complete	1.020	13 Liters	6	24 °C	9/15/2020 8:37 PM over 3 years ago	No more fast bubbles at this point. Added hops.
9/20/2020 7:42 PM over 3 years ago	+7	Sample	1.014		5	21 °C	9/20/2020 7:42 PM over 3 years ago	Seems is not going to ferment up to 1.010; it is still generating CO2 (slowly).
9/27/2020 11:01 PM over 3 years ago	+14	Packaged	1.012	8 Liters	5	20 °C	9/27/2020 11:01 PM over 3 years ago	Wasted some, as usual. I need to be more careful with bottling. Used S33, and I think K97 works better for me. Fermentation was slow, I think it was still going slowly by Wednesday. Not that clear, I think I should have taken the fermenter to the cellar instead of keeping it in the kitchen.

Notes

First one (actually, 2nd one, but I over did the sugar of the first batch). The original recipe is no longer available as the writer modified it with other hops, so I decided to write it for my own use. Fermented with Fermentis Safeale K97, which absolutely rocks. BTW, as this is the second time I have done this I wasted lots of worth and beer due "problems" with tubing and such (and OC measuring of OG/FG). In the end, I had OG of 1.052 and FG of 1.012. This was reached in a week, but I let it alone for another one. Temperature wise, I kept the fermenter at 68-70 F (18-20 C). It is so easy to drink it that I am gonna be sorry to drink my last bottle, but I need it for my third brewing experiment. About things to improve, 1) head retention, 2) more CO2. Used calculator, but froze the beers after 15 days because I could not wait. One week more (or just some more corn sugar) would have worked better.

Note 1: The beer is nice, light, and citrusy, with some pine notes. Color-wise, it is a tad darker than the style calls for. Bitter-side, it is perfect but I brew at 9000 feet (2800 meters) over the sea level, so I think hops utilization rate is low. No crazy haze (used Irish moss).

Update 9-10-2020: updated the recipe for new kettle. Playing with malts as I ran out of Vienna, but have some other malts that I can use. Added flaked oats as I got good head retention with other recipe. I will ferment with S-33 to see how yeast makes a difference.

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