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191 calories 20.1 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: English IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 100 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 125 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 191 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday June 5th 2026
1.062
1.016
6.0%
39.7
6.1
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 kg Intermalta - Malta Pale Ale20 kg Malta Pale Ale 37 3 74.1%
4 kg BA Malt - Avena4 kg Avena 33 2.2 14.8%
2 kg Intermalta - Malta De Trigo (Wheat Malt)2 kg Malta De Trigo (Wheat Malt) 38.9 2 7.4%
1 kg Briess - Caramel Malt - 20L1 kg Caramel Malt - 20L 35 20 3.7%
27 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Magnum50 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 19.15 15.4%
75 g Citra75 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 10 min 7.64 23.1%
75 g Mosaic75 g Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil at 80 °C 10 min 8.68 23.1%
125 g Citra125 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 4.26 38.5%
325 g / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
25 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
BSI - A-18 London Ale III
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 532 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.8 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 10 30 180 60 40
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
81 L Infusion -- 68 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 107.33 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 61.93 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 116.37 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 27.58 L and adding 70.97 L sparge/top-off. 98.6
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 98.6
Mash volume with grains 116.4
Grain absorption losses -27
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 36.7 L) 54.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 107.3 L) 125
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1
Post boil Volume 100.6
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6
Going into fermentor 100
Total: 152.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"tropical top" English IPA beer recipe by Brewer #480463. All Grain, ABV 6.02%, IBU 39.73, SRM 6.08, Fermentables: (Malta Pale Ale, Avena, Malta De Trigo (Wheat Malt), Caramel Malt - 20L) Hops: (Magnum, Citra, Mosaic) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, gypsum (calcium sulfate))
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-05 01:20 UTC