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Alva IPA

117 calories 9.7 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 159 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 181.9 liters
Post Boil Size: 172.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76.6% (brew house)
Source: Paolo
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 117 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 9.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday June 28th 2022
1.039
1.006
4.4%
30.5
2.8
n/a
121.50
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 kg Bairds - Lager Malt8.5 kg Lager Malt 1.48 € / kg
12.55 €
37.7 1.5 32.9%
13.36 kg Muntons - Maris Otter Extra Pale13.36 kg Maris Otter Extra Pale 1.44 € / kg
19.18 €
38 1.95 51.8%
3.94 kg Weyermann - Wheat Malt pale3.94 kg Wheat Malt pale 1.28 € / kg
5.04 €
37.7 1.95 15.3%
25.80 kg / 36.77 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Hopsteiner - Herkules (17.3 AA) / 4111 Grams6 g Hopsteiner - Herkules (17.3 AA) / 4111 Grams Hops 0.02 € / g
0.10 €
Pellet 17.3 Boil 60 min 1.82 0.3%
65 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra (13.5 AA) / 4300 Grams65 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra (13.5 AA) / 4300 Grams Hops 0.04 € / g
2.79 €
Pellet 13.5 Boil 20 min 9.32 3.6%
200 g Hops Direct - Amarillo (7.5 AA) / 4561 Grams200 g Hops Direct - Amarillo (7.5 AA) / 4561 Grams Hops 0.04 € / g
8.00 €
Pellet 7.5 Boil 5 min 5.24 11%
300 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra (13.5 AA) / 4300 Grams300 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra (13.5 AA) / 4300 Grams Hops 0.04 € / g
12.87 €
Pellet 13.5 Boil 5 min 14.16 16.5%
150 g Hops Direct - Amarillo (7.5 AA) / 4561 Grams150 g Hops Direct - Amarillo (7.5 AA) / 4561 Grams Hops 0.04 € / g
6.00 €
Pellet 7.5 Whirlpool at 68 °C 60 min 8.2%
300 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra (13.5 AA) / 4300 Grams300 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra (13.5 AA) / 4300 Grams Hops 0.04 € / g
12.87 €
Pellet 13.5 Whirlpool at 68 °C 60 min 16.5%
270 g Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo (8.4 AA) / 0 Grams270 g Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo (8.4 AA) / 0 Grams Hops 0.04 € / g
10.99 €
Pellet 8.4 Dry Hop Day 4.5 14.8%
530 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra (13.5 AA) / 4300 Grams530 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra (13.5 AA) / 4300 Grams Hops 0.04 € / g
22.74 €
Pellet 13.5 Dry Hop Day 4.5 29.1%
1,821 g / 76.35 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
26 ml P.C.M. - Acido fosforico 75% / 4890 Milliliters 0.01 € / ml
0.21 €
Water Agt Mash 0 min.
9 ml P.C.M. - Acido fosforico 75% / 4890 Milliliters 0.01 € / ml
0.07 €
Water Agt Mash 0 min.
8.20 ml P.C.M. - Acido fosforico 75% / 4890 Milliliters 0.01 € / ml
0.07 €
Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
30 ml P.C.M. - Acido fosforico 75% / 4890 Milliliters 0.01 € / ml
0.24 €
Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.59 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
70 Grams
Cost:
0.11 € / g
7.78 €
Attenuation (custom):
88.25%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 543 B cells required
7.78 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 1071.6 g       Temp: 18 °C       CO2 Level: 2.6 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
85.14 L add grains Strike 65 °C 61 °C --
increase to mash Temperature 61 °C 68 °C 15 min
mash Infusion 68 °C 69 °C 60 min
increase to mash out Temperature 69 °C 76 °C 20 min
mash-out Infusion 76 °C 78 °C 15 min
resting Top Off 78 °C 77 °C 10 min
127.1 L sparge Fly Sparge 78 °C 78 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 27 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 169.81 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 124.41 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 102.17 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 28.37 L and adding 56.77 L sparge/top-off. 85.1
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.3 L/kg 85.1
Mash volume with grains 102.2
Grain absorption losses -25.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 111.4 L) 123.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 169.8 L) 181.9
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2.9
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 161.3 L) 172.8
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -2.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 170.5 L) 159
Total: 208.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

pH mash: 5.4-5.5

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