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The Crayon Eater

218 calories 21.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 527 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 567.98 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 218 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 31st 2025
1.066
1.015
6.6%
40.1
3.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
880 lb Bestmalz - BEST Heidelberg880 lb BEST Heidelberg 38 1.3 73.3%
165 lb Simpsons - Best Pale Ale165 lb Best Pale Ale 37.5 2 13.8%
55 lb Weyermann - Carafoam55 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 4.6%
50 lb Flaked Rice50 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 4.2%
50 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose50 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 4.2%
1,200 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 lb Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus4 lb Columbus Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 32.06 10.8%
3 lb Citra3 lb Citra Hops Extract 11 Whirlpool 0 min 4.26 8.1%
3 lb Mosaic3 lb Mosaic Hops Extract 12.5 Whirlpool 0 min 8.1%
11 lb Simcoe11 lb Simcoe Hops Extract 12.7 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 0 days 29.7%
8 lb Citra8 lb Citra Hops Extract 11 Dry Hop 0 days 21.6%
8 lb Mosaic8 lb Mosaic Hops Extract 12.5 Dry Hop 0 days 21.6%
37 lbs / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 531.65 gal (2126.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 519.65 gal (2078.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 595.13 gal (2380.5 qt) 503.13 2012.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 503.13 2012.5  
Mash volume with grains 595.13 2380.5  
Grain absorption losses -143.75 -575  
Remaining sparge water volume 204.96 819.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 3.89 15.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 531.65 g | 2126.6 qt) 567.98 2271.9  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2.4 -9.6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 563.33 g | 2253.3 qt) 527 2108  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -3.6 -14.4  
Estimated amount in fermentor 523.4 2093.6  
Total: 708.09 2832.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Crayon Eater" American IPA beer recipe by Brewer #463084. All Grain, ABV 6.62%, IBU 40.08, SRM 3.26, Fermentables: (BEST Heidelberg, Best Pale Ale, Carafoam, Flaked Rice, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Columbus, Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-01-02 14:15 UTC