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Kansas City Nightmare

243 calories 20.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Saison
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.34 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 243 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 20th 2022
1.074
1.012
8.1%
30.6
4.0
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pilsner12 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 72.7%
3.25 lb Flaked Corn3.25 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 19.7%
0.75 lb American - White Wheat0.75 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 4.5%
0.50 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - Blanc0.5 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - Blanc 42 0 3%
16.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.14 oz Magnum0.14 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 16.2 Boil 70 min 6.75 3.2%
0.23 oz Simcoe0.23 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 11.9 Boil 45 min 7.24 5.3%
1.52 oz Amarillo1.52 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 9.3 Boil 5 min 8.12 34.8%
1.97 oz Amarillo1.97 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 9.3 Hop Stand at 180 °F 30 min 8.46 45.1%
0.51 oz Amarillo0.51 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 9.3 Dry Hop 3 days 11.7%
4.37 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash --
12 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
2.50 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash --
1.50 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash --
56 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 408 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 6.9 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Seattle - Cedar Water - Q3 - 2022
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
74.7 1 2 120.9 1 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Beta Strike 155.7 °F 145 °F 50 min
Alpha 1 Temperature 145 °F 154 °F 25 min
Alpha 2 Temperature 154 °F 163 °F 15 min
Mash Out Temperature 163 °F 172 °F --
1.8 gal Sparge Fly Sparge 172 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains 7.28 29.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.11 g | 16.4 qt) 3.55 14.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.89 g | 31.6 qt) 7.34 29.4  
Boil off losses -1.75 -7  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6.07 24.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.07 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.55 38.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Tank 7 Clone

Name based on Cat Stevens song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnrUJgL4apg

The reference to Kansas City is appropriate because Boulevard Brewing is based there. "Nightmare" is... a bit appropriate for me because the only time I was in Kansas City was for the Cerner EHR conference... the only good thing about the afterparty was Tank 7. Otherwise... it was perhaps accurate to describe it as a bit of a waking nightmare. Crowds, loud music, ostentatious expenditure of money, garishness... all while sleep deprived.

https://web.brewfather.app/share/h8G8dOixR2Sx4Q

Soren, talked me through his research but I don't have a better source reference than his recipe. Not sure exactly what sources he got the info from.

Recipe formulation notes:

  • Todo: still got to think about mash water acidification and water salts additions.
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