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American Ale

143 calories 12.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.85 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (steeping grains only)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 143 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 20th 2026
1.044
1.008
4.7%
63.8
5.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row9 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 90%
1 lb Great Western - Crystal 15 Malt1 lb Crystal 15 Malt 34 15 10%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz BSG - Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.8 Boil 60 min 56.34 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 6.14 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 1 min 1.33 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.75 tbsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Abbeville
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- 153 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 8.61 g | 34.5 qt) 9.1 36.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.61 g | 34.5 qt) 9.9 39.6  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -1.25 -5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.36 g | 29.5 qt) 7.85 31.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.6 22.4  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.6 g | 22.4 qt) 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 9.1 36.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Bought this kit from MoreBeer for Claire's wedding.
Gemini said to boil for 90 minutes. Mash at 153 and ferment at 68 (and after 4-5 days, raise temp to 71 for 3-4 more days to finish)
1.5 Tbsp of Lemon Juice instead of Lactic Acid to get the PH right.

Water:
Start=8.00Gal (need 9.25 Gal, but can't do that and grain in 10 gal pot)
Sparge through bag to get to Pre-Boil amount
Pre-Boil=7.85Gal
Post-Boil=5.60Gal
Into Fermenter=5.35Gal
Into Keg=5Gal

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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-22 19:49 UTC