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SunSphere IPA

205 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 16th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale11 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 44.9%
5.50 lb Carolina Malt House - Vienna Malt (two-row)5.5 lb Vienna Malt (two-row) 36 3.4 22.4%
3 lb Flaked Oats3 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 12.2%
2 lb American - CaraCrystal Wheat Malt2 lb CaraCrystal Wheat Malt 34 55 8.2%
2 lb Munich Malt2 lb Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 8.2%
1 lb American - Victory1 lb Victory 34 28 4.1%
24.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 First Wort 0 min 24.65 4%
2 oz Mosaic2 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 15 min 22.24 8%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 10 min 14.3 8%
2 oz Columbus2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 5 min 10.72 8%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 8%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 0 days 8%
2 oz Mosaic2 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 0 days 8%
2 oz Columbus2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop 0 days 8%
4 oz Mosaic4 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 0 days 16%
6 oz Columbus6 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 0 days 24%
25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.75 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
9.60 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 201 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
104.5 15.7 12 58.3 179.4 95
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10.72 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 80 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.68 gal (50.72 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.04 gal (40.16 qt) and adding 0.68 gal (2.72 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.72 42.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 10.72 42.9  
Mash volume with grains 12.68 50.7  
Grain absorption losses -3.06 -12.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.43 g | 17.7 qt) 4.59 18.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.84 g | 47.4 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.34 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 15.31 61.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"SunSphere IPA" American IPA beer recipe by Brewer #460998. All Grain, ABV 6.41%, IBU 71.91, SRM 12.44, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Vienna Malt (two-row), Flaked Oats, CaraCrystal Wheat Malt, Munich Malt, Victory) Hops: (Mosaic, Citra, Columbus) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Epsom Salt)
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