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Bitter Pill - West Coast IP

307 calories 30.2 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.44 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.89 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ralph McDevitt
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 307 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 30.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday April 10th 2022
1.066
1.015
6.7%
117.7
5.1
5.7
19.09
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.20 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise5.2 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise £ 1.99 / kg
£ 10.35 		37 2.4 89.8%
0.34 kg Flaked Wheat0.34 kg Flaked Wheat £ 1.33 / kg
£ 0.45 		34 2 5.9%
0.25 kg Weyermann - Carapils0.25 kg Carapils 37 1.8 4.3%
5.79 kg / £ 10.80
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
35 g Columbus35 g Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 60 min 59.78 8.1%
28 g Simcoe28 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 14 Boil 10 min 17.8 6.5%
40 g Citra40 g Citra Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 95 °C 40 min 9.26 9.2%
45 g Yakima Valley Hops - Strata 45 g Strata Hops Leaf/Whole 10.5 Whirlpool at 95 °C 40 min 10.94 10.4%
40 g Citra40 g Citra Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 6.53 9.2%
45 g Yakima Valley Hops - Strata 45 g Strata Hops Leaf/Whole 10.5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 7.71 10.4%
45 g Yakima Valley Hops - Strata 45 g Strata Hops Leaf/Whole 10.5 Boil 0 min 10.4%
113 g Simcoe113 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 14 Dry Hop 4 days 26%
40 g Citra40 g Citra Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 4 days 9.2%
3 g Hop Shot3 g Hop Shot Hops Extract 33 Boil 60 min 5.64 0.7%
434 g / £ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 8.29 / each
£ 8.29
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
20 - 23 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 230 B cells required
£ 8.29 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
11 1 4 6 11 38.3
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.9 L Infusion -- 66.7 °C --
14.1 L -- 75 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 17.4
Mash volume with grains 21.2
Grain absorption losses -5.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.9 L) 13.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.5 L) 24.4
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 19.9 L) 20.9
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.9
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 20 L) 19
Total: 31.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bitter Pill - West Coast IP" American IPA beer recipe by Ralph McDevitt. All Grain, ABV 6.69%, IBU 117.66, SRM 5.09, Fermentables: ( Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise, Flaked Wheat, Carapils) Hops: (Columbus, Simcoe, Citra, Strata , Hop Shot)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-04-22 10:56 UTC