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Mikes Pale Ale

173 calories 15.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.016 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 11th 2026
1.053
1.010
5.7%
30.1
6.5
5.4
18.30
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.60 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row2.6 lb Standard 2-Row $ 1.75 / lb
$ 4.55 		36.8 1.8 32.7%
0.40 lb Simpsons - Crystal Light0.4 lb Crystal Light $ 2.80 / lb
$ 1.12 		33.1 38.03 5%
0.25 lb Briess - Carapils Malt0.25 lb Carapils Malt $ 2.45 / lb
$ 0.61 		34.5 1.5 3.1%
3.30 lb Briess - LME Pale Ale3.3 lb LME Pale Ale - (late boil kettle addition) 34.5 6 41.5%
1.40 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen1.4 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 17.6%
7.95 lbs / $ 6.28
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Cascade0.3 oz Cascade Hops $ 1.75 / oz
$ 0.53 		Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 8.98 8.6%
0.30 oz Cascade0.3 oz Cascade Hops $ 1.75 / oz
$ 0.53 		Pellet 6 Boil 30 min 6.9 8.6%
0.90 oz Cascade0.9 oz Cascade Hops $ 1.75 / oz
$ 1.58 		Pellet 6 Boil 10 min 9.77 25.7%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 1.75 / oz
$ 1.75 		Pellet 6 Hop Stand 3 min 4.49 28.6%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 1.75 / oz
$ 1.75 		Pellet 6 Dry Hop 3 days 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 6.13
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.29 / each
$ 0.29 		Water Agt Boil 10 min.
0.35 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
14 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.35 tsp Calcium Chloride Water Agt Boil 0 min.
1 tsp Gypsum $ 0.11 / tsp
$ 0.11 		Water Agt Boil 0 min.
1 oz Beer yeast nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
12.90 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
$ 0.40
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.49 / each
$ 5.49
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 5.49 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Brent’s
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.57 g | 26.3 qt) 6.16 24.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.57 g | 26.3 qt) 6.42 25.7  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.41 -1.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.17 g | 24.7 qt) 5.75 23  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.39 1.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Top off amount 0.04 0.2  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 6.19 24.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mikes Pale Ale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing. Partial Mash, ABV 5.67%, IBU 30.14, SRM 6.51, Fermentables: ( Standard 2-Row, Crystal Light, Carapils Malt, LME Pale Ale, Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid, Calcium Chloride, Beer yeast nutrient)
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