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Kentucky Common

175 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday November 19th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb US - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 61.8%
4 lb Flaked Corn4 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 30.9%
4 oz American - Black Malt4 oz Black Malt 28 500 1.9%
3 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 75L3 oz Caramel / Crystal 75L 33 75 1.4%
8 oz German - Acidulated Malt8 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cluster2 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 12 min 19.67 100%
2 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) 95 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
BruSho NEIPA
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
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.85 19.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.89 23.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.62 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.09 g | 16.4 qt) 4.02 16.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
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: 8.87 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

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12/17/2025

brewed last night without a hitch. came up high on gravity and watered down a bit. the wort looks pretty dark but well see.

i was taken back to see that id done 2oz cluster for 12 min. most recipes have like 1 oz cluster for 60 mins. i think the bc&b article had 1.3 oz for 15 mins so i probably rounded.

in recent times i have overhopped with noble hops which turns out herbal i was a little worried about that here but im not sure what cluster is like but it smells pretty good, kind of like cascade so hopefully it will taste good. but if too hoppy this should be adjusted going forward.
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12/12/2025

swapping 34/70 for s-04 preparing for a barleywine

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11/18/2025

first stab at a kentucky common! referred to

https://www.beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-kentucky-common

and

https://byo.com/articles/kentucky-common-style-profile/

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