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180 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 1.2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 21st 2025
1.055
1.010
5.9%
47.5
5.8
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 lb Great Lakes Malting - 2 Row Pale malt2.5 lb 2 Row Pale malt 38 3.5 100%
2.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.35 oz Centennial0.35 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 30 min 47.54 100%
0.35 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.39 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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) 22 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
79.8 6 22.3 78.2 76.7 20.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.625 gal Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
0.375 gal 6 cups Batch Sparge -- -- --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 2.53 g | 10.1 qt) 2.56 10.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 2.73 g | 10.9 qt) 2.76 11.1  
Grain absorption losses -0.31 -1.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1.96 g | 7.9 qt) 2 8  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.01 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 1.2 4.8  
Volume into fermentor 1.2 4.8  
Total: 2.56 10.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is intended to be a baseline beer for a series of experiments with the goal of improving my brewing background. The beers themselves aren’t necessarily ones that you would make to enjoy. Instead they will sometimes be slightly out of balance to emphasize an ingredient or aspect of the beer. The batch sizes will be quite small and the equipment rather simple.

The intent is to have several series of experiments to explore the following:

Crystal Malts
Adjuncts
Base malts
Water Profiles
Hops


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