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Fresh Chinook/Cascade Ale

170 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Bill McMichael
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 19th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.25 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8.25 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 75%
2.25 lb Munich - 60L2.25 lb Munich - 60L 33 60 20.5%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.5%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 40 min 24.1 14.3%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 5 min 4.98 14.3%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 5 min 4.31 14.3%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Whirlpool 20 min 5.11 14.3%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Whirlpool 20 min 14.3%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Dry Hop 4 days 14.3%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Dry Hop 4 days 14.3%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 4.7 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.45 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 gal Batch Sparge 168 °F 151 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.59 g | 18.4 qt) 4 16  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.54 22.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Harvest Ale

Mash @ 151F for 60 Minutes

Fly Sparge to 6.5 gallons preboil w/ 168F water.

Boil 60 minutes with hop additions above.

Cool to 65F pitch US-05 and ferment @ 60-65F for 4 days, allow tempreature to rise to raise to low 70's for the next 10 days. Dry hop on day 14, cold crash on day 18 for 3 days and keg!

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