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American Strong Ale Clone

255 calories 24.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Empire Brewing Company (12/2012 BYO Magazine)
Calories: 255 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 8th 2015
1.077
1.017
7.8%
72.3
15.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale15.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 97.6%
4 oz United Kingdom - Coffee Malt4 oz Coffee Malt 36 150 1.6%
2 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 0.8%
254 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Galena1 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 41 19%
0.50 oz Nugget0.5 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 30 min 16.97 9.5%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 15 min 6.73 9.5%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 10 min 4.92 9.5%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 5 min 2.7 9.5%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 0 min 9.5%
1 oz Galena1 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop 14 days 19%
0.75 oz Amarillo0.75 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop 14 days 14.3%
5.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Finings/Yeast Nutrients Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 Ph Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 485 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Light DME/Dextrose       Amount: 7.2/5.4 oz       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Mashout Temperature -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.96 19.8  
Mash volume with grains 6.23 24.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.98 -7.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.15 g | 20.6 qt) 4.27 17.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.88 g | 31.5 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.23 36.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Cold condition for two weeks at no more than 55 deg.

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  • Last Updated: 2015-08-08 15:18 UTC