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Blind Bill's IPA

208 calories 20.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Bill Townsend
Calories: 208 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday July 31st 2016
1.063
1.014
6.5%
43.1
6.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row11.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 79.3%
1.75 lb German - Munich Light1.75 lb Munich Light 37 6 12.1%
0.75 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.75 lb Honey Malt 37 25 5.2%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.4%
14.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.9 Boil 60 min 21.61 8.3%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12.2 Boil 5 min 8.15 16.7%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 11 Boil 10 min 13.36 16.7%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12.2 Boil 0 min 16.7%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12.2 Dry Hop 5 days 16.7%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 5 days 16.7%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.9 Dry Hop 0 days 8.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
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:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 241 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Kegging       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Added 2 tsp of Gypsum to the mash
Added 2 tsp of lactic acid to the mash
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
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 5.44 21.8  
Mash volume with grains 6.6 26.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.76 g | 15 qt) 3.13 12.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.13 g | 28.5 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.56 34.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Blind Bill's IPA" American IPA beer recipe by Bill Townsend. All Grain, ABV 6.45%, IBU 43.11, SRM 6.86, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Munich Light, Honey Malt, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic) Other: (whirlfloc)
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