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Black IPA

213 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.71 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Brandon Pflipsen
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 30th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row10 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 71.4%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 7.1%
1 lb Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III1 lb Carafa Special Type III 29.9 525 7.1%
1 lb Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Rye Malt1 lb Crystal Rye Malt 32.2 75 7.1%
1 lb Briess - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L1 lb Bonlander Munich Malt 10L 36 10 7.1%
14 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Magnum1.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.4 Boil 60 min 59.5 27.3%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 10 min 13.69 18.2%
2 oz Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 5 min 8.8 36.4%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.7 Boil at 212 °F 0 min 18.2%
5.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7.82 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.16 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.10 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.58 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.97 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
0.88 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
3.13 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
0.44 g Canning Salt Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - American West Coast Yeast BRY-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
79%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 116 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 7.22 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pale Ale
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
113 20 25 55 300 35
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.25 gal Strike 161 °F 150 °F 60 min
4.01 gal Batch Sparge 180 °F 165 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.25 21  
Mash volume with grains 6.37 25.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.75 -7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.96 g | 15.8 qt) 4.46 17.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.21 g | 28.8 qt) 7.71 30.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.71 38.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black IPA" Specialty IPA: Black IPA beer recipe by Brandon Pflipsen. All Grain, ABV 6.98%, IBU 81.98, SRM 38.56, Fermentables: (Brewers Malt 2-Row, Flaked Barley, Carafa Special Type III, Crystal Rye Malt, Bonlander Munich Malt 10L) Hops: (Magnum, Citra, Amarillo, Cascade) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Canning Salt, Baking Soda)
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