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Mackinac Pale Ale

150 calories 13.8 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 150 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Monday May 12th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.60 kg Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PALE ALE MALT3.6 kg SUPERIOR PALE ALE MALT 37 3.1 90%
0.20 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.2 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 5%
0.20 kg Bestmalz - BEST Munich Dark 0.2 kg BEST Munich Dark 36.23 11 5%
4 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 g Mackinac60 g Mackinac Hops Pellet 11 Boil 10 min 30.74 50%
60 g Mackinac60 g Mackinac Hops Pellet 11 Boil 2 min 7.17 50%
120 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edmonton April 2022
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 12.5
Mash volume with grains 15.2
Grain absorption losses -4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.5 L) 18.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.1 L) 26.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume 20.8
Going into fermentor 20.8
Total: 31.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Testing out Mackinac hops sourced from Northwest Hops in an APA.

Brew day XXMay2025

  • pH est. = ? pH act. = ?
  • OG = XXgal @

    Kegging XXMay2025
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