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Kentucky Common

145 calories 15 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Chris Daily
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 16th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.36 oz Magnum0.36 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 13.6 Boil 90 min 15.61 11.2%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 20 min 5.23 62.1%
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3.22 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - California Lager 2112
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 109 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 4 19 74 75 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Infusion 131 °F 131 °F 20 min
7.5 gal 20 min decoction Infusion 148 °F 148 °F 60 min
7.5 gal short enough for taste Infusion 158 °F 158 °F 20 min
7.5 gal 168 °F 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 5.1 20.4  
Mash volume with grains 6.01 24  
Grain absorption losses -1.42 -5.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.69 g | 22.8 qt) 6.57 26.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.12 g | 36.5 qt) 10 40  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 7.5 30  
Going into fermentor 7.5 30  
Total: 11.67 46.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Final Mash was supposed to be 158 degrees, but I dropped it to make it more dry.

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