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Mountain Brew

79 calories 9.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Alternative Sugar Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 liters
Post Boil Size: 11 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: John F. Rosnow
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 79 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 9.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 8th 2024
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1.008
2.1%
21.0
2.1
5.8
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.27 kg Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row2.27 kg Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 18.5%
10,000 g US - Mountain Dew10000 g US - Mountain Dew - (late fermenter addition) 100 0 81.5%
12.27 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Motueka30 g Motueka Hops Pellet 6 Boil 30 min 18.73 71.4%
12 g Motueka12 g Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 2.27 28.6%
42 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Yeast Energizer Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Muntons - Active Brewing Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 44 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Anoka, MN 2018
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
10 L Strike 18.3 °C 68.9 °C 60 min
4 L Sparge 18.3 °C 76.7 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.13 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18.3 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 46.5 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.3 L and adding 1.1 L sparge/top-off. 38.4
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (3.1 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (27.2 L). Reduce mash thickness to 2.19 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 25.2 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 38.4
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 36.7 L) 46.5
Grain absorption losses -12.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.9 L) 14
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 11
Top off amount 9.8
Going into fermentor 20.8
Total: 27.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I have made this in the past using malt extract and this time I going with grain instead of extract. I found this article on conversion - https://www.beginbrewing.com/2015/07/how-to-convert-between-grain-lme-and-dme.html I have no idea what the points per pound are so I will just go with the formula they have. 4 pounds of light DME X 36/27 = 5.33 pound of two row malt. The calculation example was for light DME and last time I used extra light DME, so I am going with 5 pounds of two row malt.

I also switched from Cascade Hops to Motueka as I had an ounce in the refrigerator and the description sounds perfect for this, fresh lime, lemon zest, mojito, citrus.

I had to manually add the Mountain Dew as a custom fermentable. I am using 5, 2 liter bottles and am adding it to the fermenter and not boiling it.

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