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Living Larger than life

182 calories 15.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 600 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 604 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 182 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday April 17th 2026
1.060
1.010
6.6%
28.3
4.6
5.8
121,014.00
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
84 kg Crisp Malting - Best Ale84 kg Best Ale R 26.96 / kg
R 2,264.64 		37.5 3 66.2%
30 kg Castle Malting - Pilsner30 kg Pilsner R 23.20 / kg
R 696.00 		38 1.6 23.7%
6.40 kg American - Wheat6.4 kg Wheat 38 1.8 5%
6.40 kg Crisp Malting - Munich Malt6.4 kg Munich Malt 37 10 5%
126.80 kg / R 2,960.64
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
500 g Perle500 g Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil at 97 °C 60 min 13.4 14.9%
500 g Idoho 7500 g Idoho 7 Hops Pellet 10 Boil at 97 °C 15 min 8.11 14.9%
500 g pop cryo500 g pop cryo Hops Pellet 20 Whirlpool at 87 °C 0 min 5.33 14.9%
300 g Citra300 g Citra Hops R 820.00 / kg
R 246.00 		Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 97 °C 0 min 8.9%
400 g Harlequin400 g Harlequin Hops Pellet 5.6 Whirlpool at 97 °C 0 min 1.42 11.9%
500 g pop cryo500 g pop cryo Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 2 days 14.9%
500 g harliequin500 g harliequin Hops Pellet 5.6 Dry Hop 4 days 14.9%
70 g Citra70 g Citra Hops R 820.00 / kg
R 57.40 		Pellet 11 Dry Hop 4 days 2.1%
70 g Spectrum Mosaic70 g Spectrum Mosaic Hops Extract 50 Dry Hop 4 days 2.1%
20 g Spectrum El dorado20 g Spectrum El dorado Hops Extract 50 Dry Hop 0 days 0.6%
3,360 g / R 303.40
 
Yeast
AEB - Fermoale AY4
Amount:
300 Grams
Cost:
R 392.50 / each
R 117,750.00
Attenuation (custom):
84%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
17 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3096 B cells required
R 117,750.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Rand Water
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 Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 616.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 571.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 489.45 L 405.8
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 405.8
Mash volume with grains 489.4
Grain absorption losses -126.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 338.6 L) 325.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 616.7 L) 604
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -5
Post boil Volume 606
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -6
Going into fermentor 600
Total: 731.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Living Larger than life" American IPA beer recipe by Julian Pienaar. All Grain, ABV 6.58%, IBU 28.25, SRM 4.64, Fermentables: ( Best Ale, Pilsner, Wheat, Munich Malt) Hops: (Perle, Idoho 7, pop cryo, Citra, Harlequin, harliequin, Spectrum Mosaic, Spectrum El dorado)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-27 12:16 UTC