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Cascade Imperial High Gravity

275 calories 26.3 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: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 275 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 21st 2017
1.083
1.018
8.6%
107.5
5.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 58.8%
4.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 26.5%
0.50 lb German - Caramel Pils0.5 lb Caramel Pils 35 2.4 2.9%
2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0.5 11.8%
17 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Summit1 oz Summit Hops Pellet 18.5 Mash 0 min 12.93 10%
1 oz Summit1 oz Summit Hops Pellet 18.5 Boil 60 min 64.85 10%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 20 min 29.72 20%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 20%
4 oz Cascade4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 0 days 40%
10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - American West Coast Yeast BRY-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
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Priming
Method: Corn sugar       Amount: 4.7       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18.75 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
15 qt Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 30 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 4.69 18.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.85 23.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.04 -0.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.51 g | 18.1 qt) 4.98 19.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.15 0.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.66 38.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

DOUBLE PITCH or use yeast starter. Yeast option isWyeast1272 American Ale II. 66-68 degrees is perfect.

Strike water at 165.1 with grains at 70 to achieve 152 content in mash.

Begin recirculating at 55 min in mash. Continue for 20 minutes. Then commence sparge.

NOTE: ADD CORN SUGAR WITH 5 MINUTES REMAINING IN BOIL

Final gravity should land in the 1.014-1.017 range.

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