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Old Ale

252 calories 19.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 17.01 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 13.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 18.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 252 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday June 28th 2023
18.7 °P
2.7 °P
8.7%
32.7
10.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
32 lb Gladfield - German Pilsner Malt32 lb German Pilsner Malt 36.3 2.03 76.6%
1.27 lb Dingemans - Aromatic Malt1.27 lb Aromatic Malt 36.3 19 3%
3.50 lb Dingemans - Biscuit3.5 lb Biscuit 34.5 22 8.4%
5 lb Brown Sugar5 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 12%
41.77 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus1.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 29.16 42.9%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 5 min 2.66 28.6%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Hallertau1 oz German Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 5 min 0.87 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp corriander Water Agt Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 371 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 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
15.96 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 66 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.38 gal (69.53 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.63 gal (46.5 qt) and adding 5.38 gal (21.53 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 19.03 gal (76.11 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.06 gal (36.23 qt) and adding 7.03 gal (28.11 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.09 64.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 16.09 64.3  
Mash volume with grains 19.03 76.1  
Grain absorption losses -4.6 -18.4  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.77 23.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 17.01 68  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.37 1.5  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 21.86 87.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Old Ale" Old Ale beer recipe by KSterling. All Grain, ABV 8.73%, IBU 32.69, SRM 10.03, Fermentables: (German Pilsner Malt, Aromatic Malt, Biscuit, Brown Sugar) Hops: (Columbus, Citra, German Hallertau) Other: (corriander)
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