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Solstice Pale Ale

9104 calories 867.3 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.99 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.61 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 9104 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 867.3 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Saturday April 1st 2023
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1.011
5.4%
41.4
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
21 lb American - Pale Ale21 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 91.3%
1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 4.3%
1 lb Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt1 lb BEST Chit Malt 23 1.4 4.3%
23 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Simcoe1.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.4 Boil at 204 °F 30 min 19.77 23.1%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.3 Boil at 204 °F 10 min 13.34 30.8%
3 oz Amarillo3 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.8 Whirlpool 0 min 8.24 46.2%
6.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 204 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.45 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
7.23 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.28 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.74 gal (54.98 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.74 gal (6.98 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.28 qt/lb 7.36 29.4  
Mash volume with grains 9.2 36.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.88 -11.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.51 g | 38 qt) 9.76 39  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.74 g | 55 qt) 13.99 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12.11 g | 48.5 qt) 12.61 50.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.5 g | 50 qt) 12 48  
Total: 17.12 68.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Solstice Pale Ale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Abounder. All Grain, ABV 5.36%, IBU 41.35, SRM 7.84, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Caramel / Crystal 60L, BEST Chit Malt) Hops: (Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo)
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