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Pliny Imposter

235 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (ending kettle)
Calories: 235 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 15th 2014
1.072
1.010
8.1%
248.6
6.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
26.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row26.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 88.3%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.5%
1.25 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.25 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.2%
1.50 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0.5 5%
30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6.50 oz Columbus6.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 12.9 Boil 90 min 137.76 27%
1.60 oz Columbus1.6 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 12.9 Boil 45 min 29.1 6.6%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.2 Boil 30 min 31.16 8.3%
1.50 oz Centennial1.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 210 °F 20 min 9.36 6.2%
5 oz Simcoe5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.2 Whirlpool at 210 °F 20 min 41.2 20.7%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 10 days 8.3%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.3 Dry Hop 10 days 8.3%
2 oz Columbus2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 12.9 Dry Hop 10 days 8.3%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 5 days 2.1%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.3 Dry Hop 5 days 2.1%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 12.9 Dry Hop 5 days 2.1%
24.10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
86%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 597 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ideal Pale Ale
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 18 16 49 279 0
Mash: 10.25 gal (1.25qt/lb)
Sparge: 4.65 gal

Mash: 13g Gypsum, 3g CaCl2, 7g Epsom
Sparge: 5.9g Gypsum, 1.4g CaCl2, 3.2g Epsom
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.63 gal (58.52 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.89 gal (47.56 qt) and adding 2.63 gal (10.52 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 8.91 35.6  
Mash volume with grains 11.19 44.7  
Grain absorption losses -3.56 -14.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 9.81 39.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.52 g | 58.1 qt) 14.9 59.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.11 0.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.38 -1.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 12.38 g | 49.5 qt) 12 48  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.24 -1  
Estimated amount in fermentor 11.76 47  
Total: 18.71 74.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment at 64 for 2 days, 65 for 2 days, then freerise to 67 for duration.

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