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JUICY GOOSE (honk honk)

219 calories 23 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Lil' Wheaty's Original
Calories: 219 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 14th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 70.1%
2.35 lb Flaked Oats2.35 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 15%
2.35 lb Flaked Wheat2.35 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 15%
15.70 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.4 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 6.69 9.1%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 15.2 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 7.59 9.1%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 22.5 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 11.24 9.1%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 23.9 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 11.93 9.1%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.4 Dry Hop at 58 °F 4 days 18.2%
2 oz Mosaic2 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 15.2 Dry Hop at 58 °F 4 days 18.2%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 22.5 Dry Hop at 58 °F 4 days 9.1%
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo)2 oz Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 23.9 Dry Hop at 58 °F 4 days 18.2%
11 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
11 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.30 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 20 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
0.15 g Potassium Metabisulfite Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.05 g Potassium Metabisulfite Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Verdant IPA
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 183 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Lil' Wheaty's Brewing Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
4 0.55 14 9 9 20
Treated ion levels: Ca 114, Mg 0.5, Na 14, Cl 178, SO4 44.5, pH 7.3. Lactic Acid added to augment a mash and sparge pH of 5.3. SO4/Cl ratio = 0.3 ('too malty'); Cl/SO4 4:1.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Sacch Rest Temperature -- 154 °F 60 min
6 gal Mash Out Temperature -- 167 °F 10 min
2.3 gal Fly Sparge Fly Sparge -- 100 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.53 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.53 qt/lb 6.01 24  
Mash volume with grains 7.26 29  
Grain absorption losses -1.96 -7.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.11 g | 12.4 qt) 3.21 12.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.9 g | 27.6 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6.15 g | 24.6 qt) 6.5 26  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.15 -0.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.35 g | 25.4 qt) 6 24  
Total: 9.21 36.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

— ~ 0.2g of potassium metabisulfite was added (8.3gal/32L total) to neutralize chlorine/chloramine

— stir mash partway through and/or add rice hulls to help conversion and prevent a stuck sparge

— pitch verdant IPA yeast dry (as per lallemand's instructions)

— mosaic/citra 1.3:1 (by AA%), cryo 45% / T90 55% (by weight)


Fermentation Schedule:

Day 0 - pitch at 19.5°C (19°C - 20°C)
Day 2 - raise to 21.5°C (21°C - 22°C)
Day 3 - raise to 22.5°C (22°C - 23°C)
Day 9 - drop to 14.5°C (14°C - 15°C)
Day 10 - add dry hops
Day 12 - drop to 1.5°C (1°C - 2°C)
Day 14 - package/keg
Day 21 - serve!

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