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Cali ale

154 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Calories: 154 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 27th 2026
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1.009
5.0%
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5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Gambrinus - Pilsner Malt8 lb Pilsner Malt 37.3 1.5 72.7%
1.50 lb Flaked Corn1.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 13.6%
0.50 lb German - Carapils0.5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 4.5%
1 lb Canada Malting - CMC 6-ROW MALT1 lb CMC 6-ROW MALT 37 2.2 9.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Galena0.5 oz Galena Hops Lupulin Pellet 13 Boil 20 min 13.18 50%
0.50 oz Motueka0.5 oz Motueka Hops Lupulin Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 11.72 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Escarpment Labs - Cali Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
City of Calgary South (average)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.8 gal Batch Sparge 67 °F 67 °F 50 min
2 gal Batch Sparge 67 °F 71 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.81 19.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.69 22.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.35 g | 17.4 qt) 3.31 13.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.54 g | 30.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cali ale" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Brewer #459293. All Grain, ABV 4.99%, IBU 24.9, SRM 2.87, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Flaked Corn, Carapils, CMC 6-ROW MALT) Hops: (Galena, Motueka) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), gypsum (calcium sulfate), Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-03 21:31 UTC