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R&B Spruce Pale Ale 2025

175 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Bruce Wenzel
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 25th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row15 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 80%
2 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 20L2 lb Caramel Malt - 20L 35 20 10.7%
1 lb Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 5.3%
8 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L8 oz Caramel Malt - 60L 35.4 60 2.7%
4 oz Weyermann - Acidulated4 oz Acidulated $ 3.49 / lb
$ 0.87 		27 3.4 1.3%
18.75 lbs / $ 0.87
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Magnum2 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 60 min 42.97 40%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Aroma 20 min 6.25 20%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Whirlpool 5 min 4.09 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp CellarScience - Glucabuster / 0.256667 Ounces Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 g Gypsum / 0 Ounces Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Lactic acid / 0.483333 Ounces $ 1.25 / oz
$ 0.10 		Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.33 ml CellarScience - Foam Axe / 1.54884 Ounces $ 2.00 / oz
$ 0.02 		Other Boil 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc / 0 Each Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
8 oz spruce tips Herb Boil 15 min.
$ 0.13
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Nectar
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 191 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 27.65 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Strike 140 °F 138 °F 30 min
Ramp and rest Temperature 138 °F 144 °F 45 min
Ramp and rest Temperature 144 °F 158 °F 30 min
Mash out Temperature 158 °F 175 °F 15 min
First run-off Batch Sparge 175 °F 175 °F 5 min
5 gal Second run-off Batch Sparge 175 °F 175 °F 5 min
5 gal Third run-off Batch Sparge 175 °F 175 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33333 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.69 gal (50.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.69 gal (2.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 6.25 25  
Mash volume with grains 7.75 31  
Grain absorption losses -2.34 -9.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.03 g | 36.1 qt) 10.34 41.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.69 g | 50.8 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11.08 g | 44.3 qt) 12.5 50  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.43 g | 49.7 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.59 66.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"R&B Spruce Pale Ale 2025" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Bruce Wenzel. All Grain, ABV 5.04%, IBU 53.3, SRM 6.75, Fermentables: (Brewers Malt 2-Row, Caramel Malt - 20L, Carapils Malt, Caramel Malt - 60L, Acidulated) Hops: (Magnum, Cascade) Other: (CellarScience - Glucabuster / 0.256667 Ounces, Gypsum / 0 Ounces, Lactic acid / 0.483333 Ounces, CellarScience - Foam Axe / 1.54884 Ounces, Whirlfloc / 0 Each, Yeast Nutrient, spruce tips)
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