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El Dorado Pale Ale

184 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 15th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row8 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 69.6%
2 lb Bestmalz - BEST Munich2 lb BEST Munich 37 6.3 17.4%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 4.3%
0.50 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4.3%
0.50 lb Avangard - Vienna0.5 lb Vienna 37.7 3.5 4.3%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz El Dorado0.5 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 11.9 Boil 30 min 16.39 12.5%
0.50 oz El Dorado0.5 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 11.9 Boil 8 min 6.42 12.5%
2 oz El Dorado2 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 11.9 Whirlpool at 180 °F 15 min 11.02 50%
1 oz El Dorado1 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 15.7 Dry Hop 2 days 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.53 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.01 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.50 g Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 each BSG - Kerry Whirlfloc T Fining Boil 10 min.
2 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.08 psi       Temp: 33 °F       CO2 Level: 2.85 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
4.3125 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
4.875 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.31 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.23 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.49 g | 18 qt) 4.88 19.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.58 22.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.19 36.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"El Dorado Pale Ale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Tadpole2085. All Grain, ABV 5.8%, IBU 33.83, SRM 7.79, Fermentables: (Brewers Malt 2-Row, BEST Munich, Caramel Malt - 40L, Honey Malt, Vienna) Hops: (El Dorado) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Lactic acid, Salt, BSG - Kerry Whirlfloc T, Wyeast - Beer Nutrient)
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