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Australian Sparkling Ale

155 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Australian Sparkling Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Gordon Strong (via AHA)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 29th 2026
1.047
1.011
4.7%
24.2
7.8
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.75 lb Sugar Creek Malt - 6-Row Pre-Prohibition1.75 lb 6-Row Pre-Prohibition 36.1 6 19.7%
1.75 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise1.75 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 19.7%
1.75 lb Avangard - Pilsner1.75 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 19.7%
1.50 lb Avangard - Pale 2-Row1.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 2 16.9%
0.32 lb Dingemans - Cara 20 MD (Caravienne) 0.32 lb Cara 20 MD (Caravienne) - (late mash tun addition) 34 20 3.6%
1 oz Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III1 oz Carafa Special Type III - (late mash tun addition) 29.9 525 0.7%
1.75 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1.75 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 19.7%
8.88 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.85 oz Cluster0.85 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 90 min 24.17 66.9%
0.42 oz Cluster0.42 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 0 min 33.1%
1.27 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Australian Ale Yeast WLP009
Amount:
0.85 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Phoenix, AZ, USA 2019
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
55 24 130 217 137 169
Water treatment: Untreated RO water for the mash with 1 tsp CaSO4 and 0.5 tsp CaCl2. Sparge water is RO water trated with 0.25 tsp 10% phosphoric acid per 5 gallons.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Fly Sparge -- 144 °F 60 min
Fly Sparge -- 158 °F 10 min
Vorlauf -- 168 °F 15 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 2.67 10.7  
Mash volume with grains 3.25 13  
Grain absorption losses -0.89 -3.6  
Remaining sparge water volume 6.13 24.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.14 0.5  
Pre boil volume 7.8 31.2  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.81 35.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation temp: starts at 68°F (20°C) and let rise to 72°F (22°C) after 4 days.

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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-02 22:12 UTC