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Bill Walton Big Red Head Ale

166 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.57 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 21st 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale Ale9 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 90.3%
9.50 oz Great Western - Caramel Steam9.5 oz Caramel Steam 32 40 6%
4.50 oz United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L4.5 oz Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 2.8%
1.50 oz American - Chocolate1.5 oz Chocolate 29 350 0.9%
159.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 g Nugget7 g Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 90 min 15.03 12.4%
0.75 oz Mosaic0.75 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 15 min 18.9 37.6%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 50.1%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each KICK - Carrageenan / 10 Each $ 0.23 / each
$ 0.23 		Fining Boil 20 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient / 163.5 Tsp $ 0.02 / tsp
$ 0.01 		Other Boil 10 min.
$ 0.24
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
73 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 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
3.12 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 152 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.12 12.5  
Mash volume with grains 3.91 15.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.95 23.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.57 30.3  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.63 22.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.63 g | 22.5 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 9.07 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

After fermenation completes, cool to 50 for two days. Rack off yeast and cold crash for about a week.

Alternate finishing hops: crystal, amarillo, or citra.

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