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Blind Ham

184 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 24th 2025
1.056
1.011
5.9%
77.6
3.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19 lb Avangard - Pilsner19 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 85.6%
19 oz American - Wheat19 oz Wheat 38 1.8 5.4%
2 lb Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt2 lb BEST Chit Malt 23 1.4 9%
22.19 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Chinook2 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 43.27 11.9%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 15 min 16.52 11.9%
1 oz Artisan - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 15 min 4.79 6%
0.80 oz Amarillo0.8 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 0 min 1.82 4.8%
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 0 min 3.42 8.9%
0.80 oz Crystal0.8 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Whirlpool 0 min 1.12 4.8%
1.60 oz Simcoe1.6 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool 0 min 6.62 9.5%
0.80 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo Cryo0.8 oz Amarillo Cryo Hops Pellet 16 Dry Hop 0 days 4.8%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 0 days 11.9%
0.80 oz Amarillo0.8 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 0 days 4.8%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Dry Hop 0 days 6%
0.80 oz Chinook0.8 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop 0 days 4.8%
1.40 oz Crystal1.4 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Dry Hop 0 days 8.3%
0.30 oz Nectaron0.3 oz Nectaron Hops Pellet 8.1 Dry Hop 0 days 1.8%
16.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 210 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.19 gal (52.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.19 gal (4.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.32 33.3  
Mash volume with grains 10.1 40.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.77 -11.1  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.7 30.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.19 g | 52.8 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 11.31 g | 45.3 qt) 11.5 46  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.18 -0.7  
Estimated amount in fermentor 11.32 45.3  
Total: 16.02 64.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Blind Ham" American IPA beer recipe by MFer Brewery. All Grain, ABV 5.92%, IBU 77.55, SRM 3.34, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Wheat, BEST Chit Malt) Hops: (Chinook, Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo, Crystal, Simcoe, Amarillo Cryo, Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo), Nectaron)
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