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A Common Justification

167 calories 15.3 g 12 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.57 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 167 calories (Per 12ml)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12ml)
Created: Monday February 10th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3,100 g Canadian - Pale 2-Row3100 g Canadian - Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 68.8%
1,020 g Flaked Corn1020 g Flaked Corn 40 0.5 22.6%
169 g New Zealand - Biscuit Malt169 g Biscuit Malt 35 30.46 3.7%
132 g American - Caramel / Crystal 75L132 g American - Caramel / Crystal 75L 33 75 2.9%
86 g Briess - Black Malt86 g Black Malt 27 500 1.9%
4,507 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 g Cascade16 g Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 60 min 14.95 28.6%
15 g Willamette15 g Willamette Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 35 min 8.85 26.8%
10 g Willamette10 g Willamette Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 0 min 17.9%
15 g Galena15 g Galena Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 0 min 26.8%
56 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
0.75 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.25 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
0.25 oz Alpha Amylase Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1.70 tsp Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.4 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.35 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
4.43 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
3.65 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.35 17.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.14 20.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.24 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.72 g | 14.9 qt) 3.71 14.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 6.57 26.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.06 32.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"A Common Justification" Kentucky Common beer recipe by Brewer #403712. All Grain, ABV 5.43%, IBU 23.8, SRM 14.75, Fermentables: ( Canadian - Pale 2-Row, Flaked Corn, Biscuit Malt, American - Caramel / Crystal 75L, Black Malt) Hops: (Cascade, Willamette, Galena) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Campden Tablets, Alpha Amylase, Whirlfloc, Diammonium Phosphate (DAP))
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