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OCA

160 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.06 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 1st 2026
1.049
1.010
5.1%
25.2
4.8
5.7
26.13
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row5 lb Premium 2-Row $ 1.70 / lb
$ 8.50 		37 2 48.8%
1 lb Rahr - Pale Ale1 lb Pale Ale $ 1.95 / lb
$ 1.95 		36.34 3.5 9.8%
0.50 lb Dingemans - Belgian Cara 8 Pils Malt0.5 lb Belgian Cara 8 Pils Malt $ 1.29 / lb
$ 0.65 		30 6 4.9%
1.50 lb Weyermann - Pilsner1.5 lb Pilsner $ 1.08 / lb
$ 1.62 		36 1.5 14.6%
1 lb Briess - US - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L1 lb US - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L $ 2.49 / lb
$ 2.49 		36 10 9.8%
4 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar)4 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar) $ 4.04 / lb
$ 1.01 		41 1 2.4%
1 lb Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes1 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes $ 2.99 / lb
$ 2.99 		34.5 0.8 9.8%
10.25 lbs / $ 19.21
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Cluster0.6 oz Cluster Hops $ 1.61 / oz
$ 0.97 		Pellet 8.9 Boil 60 min 20.51 37.5%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 1.56 / oz
$ 1.56 		Pellet 6.1 Boil 5 min 4.67 62.5%
1.60 oz / $ 2.53
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.40 / each
$ 4.40
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
$ 4.40 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Jeff M's Water Johns Creek
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
4 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
1 gal Infusion 212 °F 152 °F 30 min
4 gal Fly Sparge 180 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 55 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 4.25 17  
Mash volume with grains 5.05 20.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.29 17.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume 7.06 28.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.54 34.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"OCA" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Fochnossel Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5.1%, IBU 25.18, SRM 4.76, Fermentables: ( Premium 2-Row, Pale Ale, Belgian Cara 8 Pils Malt, Pilsner, US - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L, Lactose (Milk Sugar), Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes) Hops: (Cluster, Cascade)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-02 12:28 UTC