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Melon Cake

209 calories 22.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 46 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 46.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
No Chill: 60 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 209 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 13th 2025
1.063
1.017
6.0%
40.6
3.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
100 lb Briess - Pilsen Malt 2-Row100 lb Pilsen Malt 2-Row 37 1.2 90.9%
5 lb Briess - Carapils Malt5 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 4.5%
5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 4.5%
110 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 oz El Dorado16 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 19 Whirlpool at 190 °F 10 min 19.3 25%
16 oz Yakima Valley Hops - LUPOMAX Cashmere16 oz LUPOMAX Cashmere Hops Pellet 13.5 Whirlpool at 190 °F 10 min 13.72 25%
6 oz Yakima Valley Hops - LUPOMAX Columbus6 oz LUPOMAX Columbus Hops Pellet 20 Hop Stand at 190 °F 10 min 7.62 9.4%
14 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe LupuLN2 (Cryo)14 oz Simcoe LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 23 Dry Hop 3 days 21.9%
6 oz El Dorado6 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 19 Dry Hop 3 days 9.4%
6 oz Yakima Valley Hops - LUPOMAX Cashmere6 oz LUPOMAX Cashmere Hops Pellet 13.5 Dry Hop 3 days 9.4%
64 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
60 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
45.69 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
14.80 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A09 Pub
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 941 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
32.81 gal Strike 166 °F 152 °F 60 min
26.67 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 47.75 gal (191 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 35.75 gal (143 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 41.21 gal (164.85 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 3.6 gal (14.4 qt) and adding 29.21 gal (116.85 qt) sparge/top-off. 32.81 131.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 32.81 131.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 40.04 g | 160.2 qt) 41.21 164.9  
Grain absorption losses -13.13 -52.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.92 g | 111.7 qt) 26.67 106.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.39 1.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 47.75 g | 191 qt) 46.5 186  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 46.25 185  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -1.43 -5.7  
Top off amount 1.18 4.7  
Going into fermentor 46 184  
Total: 59.49 237.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Melon Cake" American IPA beer recipe by mjpilot. All Grain, ABV 6.04%, IBU 40.64, SRM 3.04, Fermentables: (Pilsen Malt 2-Row, Carapils Malt, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (El Dorado, LUPOMAX Cashmere, LUPOMAX Columbus, Simcoe LupuLN2 (Cryo)) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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