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Spruce Willis BU

229 calories 22.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16.86 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 15.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 16.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 229 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 14th 2026
16.9 °P
4.1 °P
7.0%
49.0
6.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb US - Pale 2-Row30 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80%
3 lb American - White Wheat3 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 8%
1.50 lb Rolled Oats1.5 lb Rolled Oats 33 2.2 4%
3 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 8%
37.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Citra4 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 5 min 9.61 13.6%
4 oz Columbus4 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 5 min 13.11 13.6%
10 oz Citra10 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop Day 0 33.9%
10 oz Columbus10 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop Day 0 33.9%
1.50 oz Zeus1.5 oz Zeus Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 26.3 5.1%
29.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 335 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.86 gal (67.43 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.86 gal (19.43 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.72 gal (58.88 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9 gal (36 qt) and adding 2.72 gal (10.88 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.72 46.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 11.72 46.9  
Mash volume with grains 14.72 58.9  
Grain absorption losses -4.69 -18.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 10.08 40.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 16.86 67.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.36 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 21.8 87.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Spruce Willis BU" American IPA beer recipe by COOPaleworks. All Grain, ABV 7%, IBU 49.03, SRM 6.41, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, Rolled Oats, Caramel / Crystal 20L) Hops: (Citra, Columbus, Zeus)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-21 18:21 UTC