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Chester Creek Pale

188 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 240 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 260 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 31st 2025
1.057
1.014
5.6%
39.3
7.7
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
388 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row388 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 82.5%
55 lb Weyermann - Carafoam55 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 11.7%
27.50 lb Simpsons - Crystal Medium27.5 lb Crystal Medium 33 65.01 5.8%
470.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 oz Bravo16 oz Bravo Hops Pellet 14.7 Boil 90 min 19.47 28.6%
24 oz Centennial24 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 30 min 14.27 42.9%
16 oz Centennial16 oz Centennial Hops Leaf/Whole 10 Boil 15 min 5.58 28.6%
56 oz / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
WP 1
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: 244.35 gal (977.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 232.35 gal (929.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 243.48 gal (973.94 qt) 205.84 823.4  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 205.84 823.4  
Mash volume with grains 243.48 973.9  
Grain absorption losses -58.81 -235.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 97.57 g | 390.3 qt) 113.22 452.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 244.35 g | 977.4 qt) 260 1040  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2.1 -8.4  
Post boil Volume 240 960  
Going into fermentor 240 960  
Total: 319.06 1276.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Chester Creek Pale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by efeely@brewhousefamily.com. All Grain, ABV 5.61%, IBU 39.33, SRM 7.66, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Carafoam, Crystal Medium) Hops: (Bravo, Centennial)
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