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Balter XPA Clone

170 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Lethal
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 11th 2026
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5.7%
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36.41
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.80 kg Voyager Craft Malt - Pale Compass3.8 kg Pale Compass $ 4.37 / kg
$ 16.61 		38.1 2.79 76%
0.80 kg Barrett Burston - Wheat Malt0.8 kg Wheat Malt $ 3.95 / kg
$ 3.16 		35.4 1.8 16%
0.20 kg Barrett Burston - Cara malt0.2 kg Cara malt $ 5.26 / kg
$ 1.05 		34.5 17.5 4%
0.20 kg Weyermann - Carapils0.2 kg Carapils $ 7.01 / kg
$ 1.40 		34.5 2.1 4%
5 kg / $ 22.22
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Citra15 g Citra Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 1.35 		Pellet 11 Boil 60 min 21.73 15%
12 g Centennial12 g Centennial Hops $ 0.08 / g
$ 0.96 		Pellet 10 Aroma 10 min 5.73 12%
12 g Citra12 g Citra Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 1.08 		Pellet 11 Aroma 10 min 6.3 12%
22 g Centennial22 g Centennial Hops $ 0.08 / g
$ 1.76 		Pellet 10 Aroma 0 min 22%
29 g Amarillo29 g Amarillo Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 2.61 		Pellet 8.6 Aroma 0 min 29%
10 g Citra10 g Citra Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 0.90 		Pellet 11 Aroma 0 min 10%
100 g / $ 8.66
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 ml Phosphoric acid $ 0.02 / ml
$ 0.08 		Water Agt Mash 45 min.
$ 0.08
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.45 / each
$ 5.45
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
$ 5.45 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Canberra water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
21 L Mash in Temperature -- 65 °C 60 min
6 L Sparge Sparge -- 74 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 15
Mash volume with grains 18.3
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.1 L) 17.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.2 L) 27
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 21
Going into fermentor 21
Total: 32.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Cloned from https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/682142/balter-xpa-clone to check mash pH requirements.

Entered specific malts I'll be using, same categories. Keen to try Voyager next time instead of Gladfield.

It's come out a bit too sweet so it's muting the hops. Less (or none) of the carapils and caramalt might be the go. Otherwise very sessionable.

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