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IPA Experiment 1

217 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.121 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 217 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 12th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale12 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale 37.5 2.5 85.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 7.1%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.6%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.6%
14 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz CTZ1 oz CTZ Hops Pellet 14.3 Boil 60 min 25.06 25%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 17.53 25%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 10 min 6.35 25%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 8.2 Whirlpool 0 min 5.58 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 118 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.33 psi       Temp: 47 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 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
6.5 gal Infusion 152 °F -- 60 min
Mashout Temperature 152 °F 167 °F 10 min
1 gal Sparge 175 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (2 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (5 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.42 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 5 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 7 28  
Mash volume with grains 8.12 32.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.75 -7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.54 22.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 5 20
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

My attempt at an older version of the western IPA. I prefer a bit of caramel in the beer and I prefer the older piney hops.

I wanted to use Chinook hops but didn’t have any at hand.

Tasting Notes:
I did get the extra caramel flavor that I was looking for. In fact it was a bit more than I wanted.

The hop combination that I used was a flop. It reminds me of the IPA flavors that I find in some breweries. The beer is well made but the flavor can only be described as uninspiring.

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