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Tarantula Solstice Pale Ale

7750 calories 842 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.09 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.76 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 7750 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 842 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Saturday March 15th 2025
1.044
1.012
4.2%
26.4
3.6
5.7
94.04
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb American - Pilsner15 lb Pilsner $ 2.80 / lb
$ 42.00 		37 1.8 75%
4 lb American - Pale Ale4 lb Pale Ale $ 2.80 / lb
$ 11.20 		37 3.5 20%
1 lb Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt1 lb BEST Chit Malt $ 1.99 / lb
$ 1.99 		23 1.4 5%
20 lbs / $ 55.19
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Nectaron2 oz Nectaron Hops $ 3.17 / oz
$ 6.34 		Pellet 9.7 Boil at 204 °F 45 min 26.36 22.2%
4 oz Yakima Valley Hops - NZ Motueka4 oz NZ Motueka Hops Pellet 6.6 Whirlpool at 150 °F 15 min 44.4%
3 oz ID -158 Ocho Pink3 oz ID -158 Ocho Pink Hops $ 1.51 / oz
$ 4.53 		Pellet 14.1 Whirlpool at 150 °F 15 min 33.3%
9 oz / $ 10.87
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
21 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 13.99 / each
$ 27.98
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 174 B cells required
$ 27.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 26.87 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Poverty Flat
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
125 185 26.8 196 66.8 103
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.84 gal (55.35 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.84 gal (7.35 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.25 25  
Mash volume with grains 7.85 31.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.34 g | 41.4 qt) 10.59 42.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.84 g | 55.4 qt) 14.09 56.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12.26 g | 49.1 qt) 12.76 51  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.26 -1.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.5 g | 50 qt) 12 48  
Total: 16.84 67.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Tarantula Solstice Pale Ale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Abounder. All Grain, ABV 4.17%, IBU 26.36, SRM 3.55, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Pale Ale, BEST Chit Malt) Hops: (Nectaron, NZ Motueka, ID -158 Ocho Pink) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Lactic acid)
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