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Honey Ale

224 calories 21 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Mark Kane
Calories: 224 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 4th 2022
1.068
1.014
7.1%
38.1
13.4
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb German - Pale Ale10 lb Pale Ale 39 2.3 60.6%
1 lb German - CaraAroma1 lb CaraAroma 34 130 6.1%
1 lb German - CaraFoam1 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 6.1%
0.50 lb German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 3%
32 oz Honey32 oz Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 12.1%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 12.1%
16.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Crystal1.5 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 16.94 50%
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 21.19 50%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 lb Rice hulls Water Agt Mash --
2 each wirfloc Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 440 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 23.72 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
71 7 12 50 66 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Infusion 155 °F 155 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.34 25.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.5 30  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.16 g | 16.6 qt) 3.22 12.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.44 g | 33.8 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.17 0.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 7 28  
Going into fermentor 7 28  
Total: 9.56 38.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

5th iteration of this recipe. Took the hops up 50% from previous and bumped the honey to 32oz from 24.

Original SG @ 1.063 is close to target so hoping for the best after fermentation

Was still a bit active when I transferred to Secondary. SG @ 1.014

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