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142 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 142 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 25th 2025
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1.043
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 18.96 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Target water distilled: Ca 50.3, Cl 51.9, S04 50.1 Na 0

Gypsum 2.21g CaCl 2g

Ca+ 50 ppm
Na+ 30 ppm
Sulfate 50ppm
Ch- 50 ppm
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.66 14.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.44 17.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.85 g | 19.4 qt) 4.31 17.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 7.97 31.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

153 degrees

9/7/25 5 gallons mash, 2 gallons sparge, 6.5 gallons pre boil. Pre boil gravity 1.040. Og 1.043. Post volume just over 5 gallons. (not quite 5.5) forgot Whirlfloc tablet and gypsum in last 15 min.

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