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Snow on the Tracks

212 calories 21.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 40 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 53% (brew house)
Calories: 212 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 20th 2025
1.064
1.015
6.4%
7.4
7.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Innomalt - English Pale Ale Malt7 lb English Pale Ale Malt 37 3.5 70%
1.50 lb Flaked Oats1.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 15%
1.50 lb Flaked Wheat1.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 15%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Northern Brewer - Denali2 oz Denali Hops Pellet 14.1 Boil 1 min 7.4 50%
2 oz Northern Brewer - Denali2 oz Denali Hops Pellet 14.1 Boil 0 min 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
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
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14 qt Strike -- 146 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.9 g | 7.6 qt) 1.25 5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.15 g | 16.6 qt) 3.5 14  
Boil off losses -1 -4  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 3 12  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 5 20
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1/19/25
Mashed at 146F for 1 hour (4pm-5pm)
Collected about 2+ gals
Batch sparged additional 1.5 gals at 150F
Pre-boil hydrometer = 1.051 @ 111F = 1.057
Boiled ~40mins
2oz Denali @ 1m
2oz Denali @ flameout
20 min whirlpool in snowbanks
Cooled outside (in snow) for 3 hrs
Collected 2.75 gals @ 1.070
Added 0.25 gals water to get OG
OG= 1.064 @ 62F = 1.064
Rehydrated 11g Lallemand American East Coast Ale Yeast (exp 03/23) in 100ml of water @ 110F
Pitched at 11:30pm @ 64F

After 3 days in low 60's and little activity; fermenter relocated to warmer area; temp raised up to 73F for a couple days; fermenter relocated back to original location and fermentation remained in upper 60's for 3 weeks.

2/16/25
Kegged 2.75 Gals
FG= 1.013 @ 68F = 1.013
~6.5% ABV

2/23/25
Serving at 9psi
Beer is tasty, but slight twang (yeast choice? ferm temp?)
Not sure single-hop Denali works w/ English pale malt by itself. Probably add other hops to the mix next time?

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