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Hops Kitchen Heritage XXX Ale

217 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Hops Kitchen Brewing
Hop Utilization: 94.3623%
Calories: 217 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 3rd 2026
1.066
1.014
6.8%
91.3
9.8
5.4
49.51
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Briess - Heritage Gold11 lb Heritage Gold $ 2.69 / lb
$ 29.59 		36.8 3.37 74.5763%
2 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row2 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row $ 2.49 / lb
$ 4.98 		36.8 3.5 13.5593%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L1 lb Caramel Malt - 40L $ 2.89 / lb
$ 2.89 		35.4 40 6.77966%
12 oz Briess - Carapils Malt12 oz Carapils Malt $ 0.18 / oz
$ 2.16 		34.5 1.5 5.08475%
14.75 lbs / $ 39.62
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Brewer's Gold2 oz Brewer's Gold Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 9.8 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 60.7547 16.7%
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 7.8 Boil at 212 °F 30 min 18.5813 8.3%
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 7.8 Boil 15 min 11.9971 8.3%
2 oz Cluster2 oz Cluster Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 7.8 Hop Stand at 212 °F 0 min 16.7%
2 oz Brewer's Gold2 oz Brewer's Gold Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 9.8 Hop Stand at 212 °F 0 min 16.7%
4 oz Cluster4 oz Cluster Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 7.8 Dry Hop Day 19 33.3%
12 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Epsom Salt $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
23 Grams
Cost:
$ 0.43 / g
$ 9.89
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 117 B cells required
$ 9.89 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F      
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 75 6 50 150 0
Water from Gap Creek Spring in the cave at Cumberland Gap.

Water additions above resulted in a balanced 1.3 sulfate/chloride ratio.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.2 qt/lb 8.11 32.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.14 g | 36.6 qt) 9.29 37.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.84 -7.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.13 g | 4.5 qt) 0.48 1.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.15 -0.6  
Top off amount 0.15 0.6  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.59 34.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Full bodied, pale-colored ale with medium hop expression derived from traditional landrace variety hops. Inspired legacy ale based on my interpretation of 19th century English mild (XXX) ales, e.g. Truman XXX (1860) but brewed with a North American heirloom variety barley and hops. Reference: Pattison, 2014:105 "HB Guide to Vintage Beers"

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