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BC Pale Ale

161 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 26 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 26.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 26th 2025
12.2 °P
2.7 °P
5.1%
36.5
7.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
44 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale44 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 93.6%
2 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L2 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 4.3%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 2.1%
47 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Cascade5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 25.53 17.2%
16 oz Cascade16 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool at 180 °F 10 min 10.97 55.2%
8 oz Cascade8 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop Day 7 27.6%
29 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
33 g Chinook Dynaboost Flavor Whirlpool 20 min.
18 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
28 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 420 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.62 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 28.19 gal (112.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 16.19 gal (64.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 18.45 gal (73.79 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.24 gal (32.96 qt) and adding 6.45 gal (25.79 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.69 58.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 14.69 58.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 18.35 g | 73.4 qt) 18.45 73.8  
Grain absorption losses -5.88 -23.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.63 g | 78.5 qt) 19.94 79.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.19 g | 112.8 qt) 28.5 114  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 26.5 106  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6 -2.4  
Top off amount 0.1 0.4  
Going into fermentor 26 104  
Total: 34.63 138.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"BC Pale Ale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by COOPaleworks. All Grain, ABV 5.05%, IBU 36.5, SRM 7.58, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 45L, Biscuit) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (Chinook Dynaboost, gypsum (calcium sulfate))
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  • Last Updated: 2026-01-29 15:20 UTC