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Bitter Waters

199 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Jonathan Greene
Calories: 199 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 1st 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.71 lb Gambrinus - IPA Malt10.71 lb IPA Malt 37.3 2.3 87.1%
10 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose10 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 5.1%
8.57 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L8.57 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.4%
6.86 oz Sugar Creek Malt - US - Sugar Creek Malt - Chit Malt6.86 oz US - Sugar Creek Malt - Chit Malt 34.5 2 3.5%
196.79 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.93 oz Artisan - Columbus (CTZ)0.93 oz Columbus (CTZ) Hops Pellet 16.5 Boil 60 min 57.68 11.1%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe LupuLN2 (Cryo)0.5 oz Simcoe LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Boil 10 min 17.04 6%
0.50 oz Nelson Sauvin0.5 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Whirlpool at 165 °F 20 min 6%
1.07 oz Simcoe1.07 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13 Whirlpool at 165 °F 20 min 12.8%
1.50 oz Nelson Sauvin1.5 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 3 days 17.9%
2.86 oz Taiheke2.86 oz Taiheke Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 3 days 34.2%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Whirlpool at 165 °F 20 min 6%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop 3 days 6%
8.36 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.43 oz Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2.86 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1.43 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0
 
Target Water Profile
Milwaukee County
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Saccharification Temperature -- 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.38 17.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.31 21.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.46 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.91 g | 15.7 qt) 3.28 13.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.05 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.63 g | 26.5 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.08 20.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.66 30.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bitter Waters" American IPA beer recipe by Jonathan Greene. All Grain, ABV 6.84%, IBU 74.72, SRM 6.96, Fermentables: (IPA Malt, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Caramel / Crystal 40L, US - Sugar Creek Malt - Chit Malt) Hops: (Columbus (CTZ), Simcoe LupuLN2 (Cryo), Nelson Sauvin, Simcoe, Taiheke, Chinook) Other: (Phosphoric acid, Gypsum)
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