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The Reluctant General

186 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 31 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33 gallons
Post Boil Size: 32 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Source: The General's Crossing Brewhouse
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 27th 2022
1.057
1.010
6.2%
47.9
7.4
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise20 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 29.4%
20 lb American - Pilsner20 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 29.4%
20 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt20 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 29.4%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 1.5%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 1.5%
1 lb Flaked Rye1 lb Flaked Rye 36 2.8 1.5%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 1.5%
2 lb Molasses2 lb Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 2.9%
2 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)2 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 0 2.9%
68 lbs / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Vic Secret (15.5 AA)1 oz Vic Secret (15.5 AA) Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 9.22 2%
6 oz BSG - Nelson Sauvin (11.6 AA)6 oz BSG - Nelson Sauvin (11.6 AA) Hops Pellet 11.6 Boil 10 min 15.01 12.2%
8 oz BSG - Citra (12 AA)8 oz BSG - Citra (12 AA) Hops Pellet 12 Whirlpool 20 min 11.6 16.3%
8 oz Mosaic (12.5 AA)8 oz Mosaic (12.5 AA) Hops Pellet 12.5 Whirlpool 20 min 12.08 16.3%
2 oz BSG - Sabro (14 AA)2 oz BSG - Sabro (14 AA) Hops Pellet 14 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 2 days 4.1%
2 oz BSG - Nelson Sauvin2 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 11.6 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 2 days 4.1%
4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) (25 AA)4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) (25 AA) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 2 days 8.2%
4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo) (22 AA)4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo) (22 AA) Hops Lupulin Pellet 22 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 2 days 8.2%
4 oz BSG - Sabro (14 AA)4 oz BSG - Sabro (14 AA) Hops Pellet 14 Dry Hop 5 days 8.2%
2 oz Vic Secret (15.5 AA)2 oz Vic Secret (15.5 AA) Hops Pellet 15.5 Dry Hop 5 days 4.1%
4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) (25 AA)4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) (25 AA) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Dry Hop 5 days 8.2%
4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo) (22 AA)4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo) (22 AA) Hops Lupulin Pellet 22 Dry Hop 5 days 8.2%
49 oz / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A24 Dry Hop
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 577 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Shop June 2019
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
37 gal Temperature 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 33.36 gal (133.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.67 gal (46.67 qt) and adding 21.36 gal (85.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 46.37 gal (185.48 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 6.88 gal (27.52 qt) and adding 34.37 gal (137.48 qt) sparge/top-off. 41.25 165  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 41.28 g | 165.1 qt) 41.25 165  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 46.4 g | 185.6 qt) 46.37 185.5  
Grain absorption losses -8 -32  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 33.03 g | 132.1 qt) 33 132  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.33 1.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 31.6 g | 126.4 qt) 32 128  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6 -2.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 31.4 g | 125.6 qt) 31 124  
Total: 41.25 165
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

George Washington was a big tent guy, so that's why this recipe splits the difference on all sorts of things. And a lot of symbolism, because every good revolution does symbolism well.

Flaked stuff variety is a nod to all the grains that George tried to grow profitably. (He failed.)

Molasses because of the rum trade and how important that was to smuggling, and of course rum.

Double up on the chloride, maybe more.

Yeast is whatever. Continentals had to fight with whatever was on hand, so tally-ho!

v1.1 cut the flaked to 1# each, upped sugars to 2#. cut some d/h hops from 5 to 4 oz.

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