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ImprovALE

235 calories 21.6 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 22.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 235 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21.6 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday December 15th 2021
1.051
1.010
5.5%
45.4
4.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg Bestmalz - BEST Pale ale3.5 kg BEST Pale ale 38.1 2.81 70%
1.50 kg Bestmalz - Best A-XL1.5 kg Best A-XL 36.8 2 30%
5 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Perle15 g Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 30 min 13.08 20%
15 g Perle15 g Perle Hops Leaf/Whole 8.2 Boil 45 min 14.2 20%
25 g Cascade25 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 20 min 14.66 33.3%
20 g Cascade20 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 10 min 3.5 26.7%
75 g / 0.00 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 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
10 L Infusion 68 °C 68 °C 60 min
7 L Batch Sparge 78 °C 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg 7.5
Mash volume with grains 10.8
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 25.9 L) 26.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.5 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20.1 L) 22.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 22.4 L) 20
Total: 34.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"ImprovALE" Standard/Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Stopet. All Grain, ABV 5.48%, IBU 45.44, SRM 4.72, Fermentables: (BEST Pale ale, Best A-XL) Hops: (Perle, Cascade)
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