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English Golden Ale

162 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Golden Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 87% (ending kettle)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday July 21st 2025
12.3 °P
2.2 °P
5.5%
31.6
5.0
5.2
113.02
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
96 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT96 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.71 / lb
$ 68.16 		36 1.75 80%
8 lb Briess - Victory Malt8 lb Victory Malt $ 1.07 / lb
$ 8.56 		34.5 28 6.7%
12 lb Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT12 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT $ 0.73 / lb
$ 8.76 		38.1 3.5 10%
4 lb Great Western - Vienna4 lb Vienna $ 0.84 / lb
$ 3.36 		37 3 3.3%
120 lbs / $ 88.84
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1.5 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.22 / oz
$ 1.83 		Lupulin Pellet 24.5 Boil 60 min 9.43 7.7%
4 oz Yakima Valley Hops - LUPOMAX Cashmere4 oz LUPOMAX Cashmere Hops $ 1.66 / oz
$ 6.64 		Pellet 13.5 Boil 15 min 6.87 20.5%
3 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)3 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.73 / oz
$ 5.19 		Lupulin Pellet 12 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 3.35 15.4%
3 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)3 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.20 / oz
$ 3.60 		Lupulin Pellet 20.1 Boil 10 min 5.61 15.4%
4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)4 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.73 / oz
$ 6.92 		Lupulin Pellet 12 Whirlpool at 212 °F 0 min 2.37 20.5%
4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)4 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 20.1 Whirlpool at 212 °F 0 min 3.96 20.5%
19.50 oz / $ 24.18
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
80 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast
Amount:
1.07 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1239 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90.9 30 61 96.8 97.7 1.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
60.5 gal Strike 159 °F 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 77.93 gal (311.73 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 65.93 gal (263.73 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 69.6 gal (278.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 2.4 gal (9.6 qt) and adding 57.6 gal (230.4 qt) sparge/top-off. 60 240  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 60 240  
Mash volume with grains 69.6 278.4  
Grain absorption losses -15 -60  
Remaining sparge water volume 35.25 141  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 77.93 g | 311.7 qt) 80 320  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.43 -1.7  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 78.07 g | 312.3 qt) 76 304  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3 -1.2  
Estimated amount in fermentor 75.7 302.8  
Total: 95.25 381
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

3 scoops of rice hulls per tube

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