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Honey pale ale

164 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.19 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 27th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Great Western - Domestic 2-Row9 lb Domestic 2-Row 37 2 72%
1.50 lb Munich1.5 lb Munich 37 6 12%
1 lb Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 8%
0.50 lb Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 55.14 20%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 10.49 40%
2 oz Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 8.2 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Gelatin Fining Primary 1 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.19 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 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
5.5 gal Strike 175 °F 148 °F 60 min
5.5 gal Fly Sparge 149 °F 149 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 50 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 6.25 25  
Mash volume with grains 7.25 29  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 2.75 11  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.19 28.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.65 g | 22.6 qt) 6.15 24.6  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.15 -0.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9 36
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Honey pale ale" Cream Ale beer recipe by Brewer #457757. All Grain, ABV 5.11%, IBU 73.83, SRM 7.07, Fermentables: (Domestic 2-Row, Munich, Honey Malt, Flaked Corn, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Columbus, Citra, Amarillo) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda, Lactic acid, Gelatin)
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