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Switchback Ale Utah Style

150 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Brad
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 23rd 2014
1.046
1.009
4.8%
39.6
9.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 84%
10 oz Crisp - Crystal Extra Light10 oz Crisp - Crystal Extra Light 35 18 6.2%
1 lb Crisp - Crystal Light1 lb Crisp - Crystal Light 35 55 9.9%
10.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Simcoe20 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 60 min 35.92 26.5%
8 g Sterling8 g Sterling Hops Pellet 7.9 Boil 5 min 1.78 10.6%
9 g Saaz9 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3 Boil 5 min 0.76 11.9%
10 g Yakima Chief Hops - German Hallertau10 g German Hallertau Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 5 min 1.16 13.3%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 5 days 37.6%
75.35 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 170 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.8 15.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.61 18.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.27 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.53 g | 18.1 qt) 3.97 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.81 g | 27.2 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 7.77 31.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

BYO magazine article March/April 2014
Switchback brewing, switchback ale clone.
Utah version based on ingredients I could get.

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