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American Pale Ale

182 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 65 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 11th 2013
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter10 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 95.2%
8 oz Special B8 oz Special B 34 115 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Columbus6 g Columbus Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 13.37 7.9%
14 g Falconer's Flight14 g Falconer's Flight Hops Pellet 10.1 Boil 30 min 15.62 18.3%
14 g Falconer's Flight14 g Falconer's Flight Hops Pellet 10.1 Boil 15 min 10.08 18.3%
14 g Centennial14 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10.8 Boil 5 min 4.33 18.3%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 11.8 Dry Hop 7 days 37.1%
76.35 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 321 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
oak park il tap water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
39 15 10 19 31 129
no salts
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 qt Infusion -- 148 °F 20 min
Infusion -- 150 °F 20 min
-- 154 °F 25 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 3.41 13.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.25 17  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.84 g | 19.4 qt) 4.65 18.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.69 g | 26.8 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.63 -6.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.06 32.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

run ferm at 65 df

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