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Summer Light Ale

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 27th 2021
1.052
1.012
5.2%
27.5
4.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row7 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 70%
3 lb Briess - Pilsen Malt 2-Row3 lb Pilsen Malt 2-Row 37 1.2 30%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 17.86 42.9%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 9.15 28.6%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 1 min 0.51 28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Farmhouse Ale 3726
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Variable
Optimum Temp:
70 - 95 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
75 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.8 psi       Temp: 37 °F       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
1.5 gal Batch Sparge 185 °F 168 °F 10 min
1.5 gal Batch Sparge 185 °F 168 °F 10 min
1.5 gal Batch Sparge 185 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 3.5 14  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.8 g | 15.2 qt) 4.3 17.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.57 g | 18.3 qt) 4.5 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.57 g | 26.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8 32
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

used farmhouse yeast because of 75F temp in my basement.

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