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Alpaca

220 calories 19.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 180 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 190.06 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 15.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Neil Comeau
No Chill: 5 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 220 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 13th 2022
16.4 °P
3.2 °P
7.2%
25.6
9.3
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
330 lb Weyermann - Pilsner330 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 68.6%
20 lb Crisp Malting - Wheat Malt20 lb Wheat Malt 37.26 2 4.2%
21 lb Weyermann - Acidulated21 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 4.4%
110 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row110 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 22.9%
481 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 lb Saaz5 lb Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Mash 90 min 5.22 75.8%
45 g flex45 g flex Hops Pellet 65 Boil 90 min 10.37 1.5%
24 oz Hopsteiner - Titan24 oz Titan Hops Pellet 20 Whirlpool 30 min 9.99 22.7%
6.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 60 hr.
40 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
210 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
350 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3905 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
167.3 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
46 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
40 gal lower temp at whirlpool Top Off -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 181.56 gal (726.24 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 169.56 gal (678.24 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 203.83 gal (815.32 qt) 168.35 673.4  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 168.35 673.4  
Mash volume with grains 203.83 815.3  
Grain absorption losses -60.13 -240.5  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -3 -12  
Remaining sparge water volume 85.09 340.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 181.56 g | 726.2 qt) 190.06 760.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 188.5 g | 754 qt) 180 720  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.9 -3.6  
Estimated amount in fermentor 179.1 716.4  
Total: 253.44 1013.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Alpaca" American IPA beer recipe by Neil Comeau. All Grain, ABV 7.15%, IBU 25.58, SRM 9.29, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Wheat Malt, Acidulated, Standard 2-Row) Hops: (Saaz, flex, Titan) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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