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American Ale

181 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday June 3rd 2015
1.055
1.013
5.5%
43.8
6.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb American - Pale 2-Row20 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 93%
0.50 lb Belgian - Cara 45L0.5 lb Cara 45L 34 42 2.3%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.3%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.3%
21.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Tettnanger4 oz Tettnanger Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 30 min 24.75 50%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 10 min 5.84 25%
2 oz Summit2 oz Summit Hops Leaf/Whole 18.5 Boil 5 min 13.2 25%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each whirlflock Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Priming
Method: Keg      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Fly Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.06 32.3  
Mash volume with grains 9.78 39.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.69 -10.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.68 g | 26.7 qt) 6.88 27.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.8 g | 47.2 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 14.94 59.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Ale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by MountainFamilyBrewery. All Grain, ABV 5.54%, IBU 43.78, SRM 6.1, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Cara 45L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Caramel / Crystal 40L) Hops: (Tettnanger, Willamette, Summit) Other: (whirlflock)
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