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Flying Colors

160 calories 15.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 530 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 594.2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 552.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 1st 2025
12.1 °P
2.6 °P
5.1%
26.6
3.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
880 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row880 lb Premium 2-Row 37 2 90.3%
55 lb American - White Wheat55 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 5.6%
25 lb Great Western - DextraPils25 lb DextraPils 34.5 1.5 2.6%
15 lb Weyermann - Acidulated15 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 1.5%
975 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 lb Chinook1 lb Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 7.77 2.8%
2 lb BSG - Idaho 72 lb Idaho 7 Hops Pellet 14.1 Boil 15 min 8.36 5.6%
5 lb BSG - Idaho 75 lb Idaho 7 Hops Pellet 14.1 Whirlpool 60 min 7.97 14.1%
2 lb Citra2 lb Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool 60 min 2.49 5.6%
8 lb Azacca8 lb Azacca Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop Day 6 22.5%
5.50 lb Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)5.5 lb Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Boil 0 min 15.5%
12 lb Artisan - Cashmere12 lb Cashmere Hops Pellet 7.7 Dry Hop Day 6 33.8%
35.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 lb Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 lb cacl2 Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 8522 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Cedar Plant (Fields)
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
298.12 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 55 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 540.8 gal (2163.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 528.8 gal (2115.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 443.63 gal (1774.5 qt) 365.63 1462.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 365.63 1462.5  
Mash volume with grains 443.63 1774.5  
Grain absorption losses -121.88 -487.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 297.3 g | 1189.2 qt) 350.7 1402.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 540.8 g | 2163.2 qt) 594.2 2376.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -5.1 -20.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 534.2 g | 2136.8 qt) 552.3 2209.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -4.2 -16.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 548.1 g | 2192.4 qt) 530 2120  
Total: 716.33 2865.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Flying Colors" American Pale Ale beer recipe by conwolf. All Grain, ABV 5.09%, IBU 26.58, SRM 3.71, Fermentables: (Premium 2-Row, White Wheat, DextraPils, Acidulated) Hops: (Chinook, Idaho 7, Citra, Azacca, Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo), Cashmere) Other: (Gypsum, cacl2)
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