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Light Duty IPA

127 calories 11.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 127 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday December 14th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter12 lb Maris Otter 36 3.5 70.6%
3 lb American - White Wheat3 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 17.6%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 11.8%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.9 Boil 60 min 23.26 11.8%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 9.15 23.5%
1.50 oz Chinook1.5 oz Chinook Hops Lupulin Pellet 17 Boil 0 min 17.6%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 7 days 23.5%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 7 days 23.5%
8.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
24 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9.30 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.80 g Sea salt Spice Mash 1 hr.
3.80 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) 155 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Amber Malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
120 16 20 60 300 110
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 gal Temperature 156 °F 150 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.67 gal (54.68 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.67 gal (6.68 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.74 gal (70.94 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.64 gal (42.56 qt) and adding 5.74 gal (22.94 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.38 65.5  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 16.04 g | 64.2 qt) 16.38 65.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 17.4 g | 69.6 qt) 17.74 70.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.13 -8.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.67 g | 54.7 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Volume into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 16.38 65.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Light Duty IPA" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Brewer #92030. BIAB, ABV 4.25%, IBU 32.41, SRM 5.96, Fermentables: (Maris Otter, White Wheat, Caramel / Crystal 20L) Hops: (Simcoe, Cascade, Chinook, Centennial) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Sea salt, Lactic acid)
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