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My Sister's Wedding Day

176 calories 19.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.84 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.56 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 26th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Rahr - Pale Ale8 lb Pale Ale 36.34 3.5 82.1%
1.50 lb Weyermann - Carafoam1.5 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 15.4%
4 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose4 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late fermenter addition) 42 0.5 2.6%
9.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz El Dorado0.5 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 13 Mash at 158 °F 60 min 6.17 8.3%
0.25 oz Galaxy0.25 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 16.1 Boil 60 min 19.17 4.2%
0.25 oz Galaxy0.25 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 16.1 Boil 10 min 6.95 4.2%
0.50 oz El Dorado0.5 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 13 Boil 1 min 1.33 8.3%
1 oz El Dorado1 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 13 Hop Stand at 108 °F 30 min 16.7%
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 16.1 Hop Stand at 108 °F 30 min 8.3%
1 oz El Dorado1 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop at 70 °F 5 days 16.7%
2 oz Galaxy2 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 16.1 Dry Hop at 70 °F 5 days 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 g/gal Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 g/gal Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g/gal Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
19 g/gal Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
36.85 g/gal Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Tropicale Yeast Blend
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
NEIPA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
20 20 0 100 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14.25 qt Strike 163 °F 158 °F 60 min
Temperature 158 °F 168 °F --
18.9 qt Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.56 14.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.3 17.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.02 -0.1  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.73 18.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 6.84 27.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 4.56 18.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.06 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor 4.5 18  
Total: 8.3 33.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"My Sister's Wedding Day" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Brewer #255137. All Grain, ABV 4.98%, IBU 33.62, SRM 5.66, Fermentables: ( Pale Ale, Carafoam, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (El Dorado, Galaxy) Other: (Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Phosphoric acid)
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