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Bourbon Base

268 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 21 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22 gallons
Post Boil Size: 21.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.025 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 268 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday December 12th 2025
1.083
1.002
11.1%
0.0
3.9
4.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose30 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 60%
10 lb Rahr - Pale Ale10 lb Pale Ale 36.34 3.5 20%
5 lb Rahr - Red Wheat5 lb Red Wheat 39.1 3.2 10%
5 lb Briess - Rye Malt5 lb Rye Malt 36.8 3.7 10%
50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
34.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
35.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
46 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.80 g Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
89%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3181 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
2019 Lancaster, MA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
21 5 16 31 4 87
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 gal coooler is better than hotter Infusion 152 °F 140 °F 60 min
16.5 gal 180-190F Sparge 190 °F 180 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 62 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 21.75 gal (87 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 9.67 gal (38.66 qt) and adding 9.75 gal (39 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 5 20  
Mash volume with grains 6.6 26.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.17 g | 68.7 qt) 19.75 79  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 19.42 g | 77.7 qt) 22 88  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 2.33 9.3  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 g | 84 qt) 21.8 87.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21.8 g | 87.2 qt) 21 84  
Total: 24.75 99
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Flaked Corn if you have it, Dextrose if you don't.
Add an additional 10ml Lactic Acid to the mash if it's still 5.5 after 15 min.

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  • Last Updated: 2025-12-12 16:01 UTC