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Merkin pale ale

162 calories 15.3 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 25.5 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (ending kettle)
Source: Close as I can get to Sierra Nevarda recipe
Calories: 162 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday July 4th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.70 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise3.7 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise $ 2.00 / kg
$ 7.40 		37 2.4 66.7%
1.30 kg Joe White - Pilsner / Export Pilsner1.3 kg Pilsner / Export Pilsner $ 3.00 / kg
$ 3.90 		36.8 2 23.4%
280 g Joe White - Light Crystal Malt280 g Light Crystal Malt $ 5.00 / kg
$ 1.40 		34.5 45.53 5%
270 g Gladfield - Dark Crystal Malt270 g Dark Crystal Malt 35.4 96.45 4.9%
5.55 kg / $ 12.70
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 g Simcoe1.5 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.3 First Wort 90 min 2.51 1.8%
40 g Cascade40 g Cascade Hops Pellet 8.4 Boil 30 min 27.61 49.1%
40 g Cascade40 g Cascade Hops Pellet 8.4 Whirlpool at 80 °C 10 min 3.95 49.1%
81.50 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 135 min.
0.75 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Bluestone Yeast Co. - BSY- A010 San Diego
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
16 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
22 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 250 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.84 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17 L Underlet 17L to 22.5L mark @68, raise to 68 Strike 68 °C 68 °C 60 min
Raise to 77 Temperature 68 °C 77 °C 15 min
21 L Sparge 21L pH 4.4 Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.18 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 17.6
Mash volume with grains 21.3
Grain absorption losses -5.6
Remaining sparge water volume 20.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 34.3 L) 32
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 23.2 L) 25.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Estimated amount in fermentor 25.3
Total: 38.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2 tsp gypsum, 1 tsp Epsom 1/2 tsp salt. Carbon filtered all water

LoDo boil strike water and sparge water

Should be 35 IBU

Starter grown in 2 L @ 1.035

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