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Birthday Ale

166 calories 14.6 g 14 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22.13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 20.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 166 calories (Per 14oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 14oz)
Created: Saturday November 13th 2021
1.051
1.009
5.5%
39.0
5.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb Ireks - Pale Ale Malt30 lb Pale Ale Malt 36.8 2.8 90.9%
2 lb Castle Malting - Belgian - Château Cara Ruby2 lb Belgian - Château Cara Ruby 33 19.3 6.1%
1 lb Castle Malting - Château Cara Blond1 lb Château Cara Blond 34 8 3%
33 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz BSG - Warrior1.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 19.17 25.2%
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12.2 Boil 30 min 15.46 33.6%
2.45 oz Lemondrop2.45 oz Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Boil 10 min 4.39 41.2%
5.95 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 335 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 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
12.37 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
14.25 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 21.72 gal (86.89 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 9.72 gal (38.89 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.02 gal (60.06 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.36 gal (37.44 qt) and adding 3.02 gal (12.06 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.38 49.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 12.38 49.5  
Mash volume with grains 15.02 60.1  
Grain absorption losses -4.13 -16.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.72 g | 54.9 qt) 14.13 56.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 21.72 g | 86.9 qt) 22.13 88.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.22 -0.9  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 g | 80 qt) 20.63 82.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.63 g | 82.5 qt) 20 80  
Total: 26.51 106
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Birthday Ale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Brewman Martin. All Grain, ABV 5.52%, IBU 39.03, SRM 5.4, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt, Belgian - Château Cara Ruby, Château Cara Blond) Hops: (Warrior, Citra, Lemondrop)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-11-15 20:08 UTC