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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.36 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ian Purvis
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 5th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.60 lb Briess - CBW® Golden Light 6.6 lb CBW® Golden Light 41 4 89.8%
8 oz Simpsons - Crystal Medium8 oz Crystal Medium 33 65.01 6.8%
4 oz Weyermann - Carafoam4 oz Carafoam 34.5 2.2 3.4%
117.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hopsteiner - Delta1 oz Delta Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 21.35 33.3%
1 oz Hopsteiner - Delta1 oz Delta Hops Pellet 6 Boil 20 min 12.93 33.3%
1 oz Hopsteiner - Delta1 oz Delta Hops Pellet 6 Boil 5 min 4.26 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO 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 Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 0.23 0.9  
Mash volume with grains 0.29 1.2  
Grain absorption losses -0.09 -0.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.7 g | 26.8 qt) 6.95 27.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.52 2.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 7.36 29.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.25 25  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.25 g | 25 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 7.18 28.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

TruBrew Homebrew Kit. Changed hops from Cascade to Delta (spicy, earthy, ginger, citrusy), otherwise standard extract brew with specialty grains, per instructions:
Add specialty grains to 3/4 gallon water @ 175F; 20 min covered, stirring occasionally; drain (don't squeeze) & rinse.
2.5 gal water to kettle, plus wort from above, heat to boiling; turn heat off for a minute, add 1st can of malt, stir to dissolve, turn heat back on and return to boil.
@ 60 min, add 1 oz hops.
@ 15 min pause timer, turn heat off, add 2nd can of malt, stir to dissolve, turn heat back on and return to the boil. Restart timer & add 2nd 1 oz hops.
@ 5 min, add 3rd 1 oz hops.
Cool, rack to fermenter and make up to 5 gallons.
Measure OG, oxygenate & pitch yeast.

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