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Alpha Klaus Clone

235 calories 23.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Clone Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Stephen Goadhouse
Calories: 235 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 28th 2026
1.071
1.017
7.1%
66.4
33.7
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.80 lb US - English Pale7.8 lb English Pale 35.6 2.7 49.9%
4.20 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise4.2 lb Golden Promise 37 3 26.9%
24 oz Brown Sugar24 oz Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 9.6%
1 lb US - Crystal 601 lb Crystal 60 30 60 6.4%
0.55 lb US - Bakers Cocoa0.55 lb Bakers Cocoa - (late mash tun addition) 25 425 3.5%
0.58 lb murphy & rude - Chocolate Wheat Malt0.58 lb Chocolate Wheat Malt 38 290 3.7%
15.63 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
22 g Columbus22 g Columbus Hops Pellet 16.8 Boil 60 min 44.04 13.4%
22 g Centennial22 g Centennial Hops Pellet 11.1 Boil 30 min 22.36 13.4%
32 g Centennial32 g Centennial Hops Pellet 11.1 Whirlpool at 169 °F 20 min 19.5%
32 g Columbus32 g Columbus Hops Pellet 16.8 Whirlpool at 169 °F 20 min 19.5%
28 g Centennial28 g Centennial Hops Pellet 11.1 Dry Hop 2 days 17.1%
28 g Columbus28 g Columbus Hops Pellet 16.8 Dry Hop 2 days 17.1%
164 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 g Brewtan B Other Mash 70 min.
1.25 ml Glucabuster Fining Mash 65 min.
3 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Brewtan B Other Boil 15 min.
0.25 g Servomyces Other Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
1 ml ALDC Other Primary 0 min.
1 ml Brewers Clarex Other Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 126 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.6 gal Strike 158 °F 154 °F 60 min
1.85 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 5.65 22.6  
Mash volume with grains 6.78 27.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.77 -7.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.39 g | 13.6 qt) 3.46 13.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 7.1 28.4  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.11 0.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.58 g | 22.3 qt) 6.4 25.6  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.32 g | 25.3 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.12 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Would have used 12 lbs Pale Ale malt but used what I had with M&R English Pale & Simpsons Golden Promise.

Tasting: sharp fusel-like alcohol - not sure what happened as controlled temp to 65-68F - after dry-hopping and trying to forget about this disaster, it seems better and not too far off from Alpha Claus - definitely more sweetness than a Black IPA but far from cloying

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