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Xtra pale

156 calories 13.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 115 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 135 gallons
Post Boil Size: 125 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: HHA
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 8th 2021
1.048
1.008
5.2%
46.4
3.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
100 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row100 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 48.8%
50 lb Briess - Pilsen Malt 2-Row50 lb Pilsen Malt 2-Row 37 1.2 24.4%
27.50 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise27.5 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 13.4%
27.50 lb Canada Malting - OAT MALT27.5 lb OAT MALT 27.6 2.6 13.4%
205 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 oz Centennial8 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10.2 Boil 60 min 14.2 10%
8 oz Hops Direct - Cascade8 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 30 min 6.85 10%
2 lb Centennial2 lb Centennial Hops Pellet 10.2 Whirlpool at 210 °F 20 min 11.27 40%
1 lb Hops Direct - Citra1 lb Citra Hops Pellet 13.4 Whirlpool at 210 °F 20 min 7.4 20%
1 lb El Dorado1 lb El Dorado Hops Pellet 12.3 Whirlpool at 208 °F 20 min 6.67 20%
5 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
15 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1815 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.55 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
80 gal Infusion 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
80 gal Sparge -- 180 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 119.5 gal (478 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 107.5 gal (430 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 93.28 gal (373.1 qt) 76.88 307.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 76.88 307.5  
Mash volume with grains 93.28 373.1  
Grain absorption losses -25.63 -102.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 68.5 g | 274 qt) 84 336  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 119.5 g | 478 qt) 135 540  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6 -2.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 117.4 g | 469.6 qt) 125 500  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -2.4 -9.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 122.6 g | 490.4 qt) 115 460  
Total: 160.88 643.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Xtra pale" Blonde Ale beer recipe by HHA. All Grain, ABV 5.16%, IBU 46.38, SRM 3.37, Fermentables: (Brewers Malt 2-Row, Pilsen Malt 2-Row, Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise, OAT MALT) Hops: (Centennial, Cascade, Citra, El Dorado) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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