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293 calories 33.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.087 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Joe 6-pack
Calories: 293 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 33.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 4th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale16 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 81%
1.50 lb Molasses1.5 lb Molasses 36 80 7.6%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 5.1%
0.50 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.5%
6 oz The Swaen - Blackswaen Chocolate W6 oz Blackswaen Chocolate W 35.8 350 1.9%
6 oz Special B6 oz Special B 34 115 1.9%
19.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - East Kent Golding1 oz East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 50 min 15.7 25%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - East Kent Golding1 oz East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 40 min 14.49 25%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 30 min 11.46 25%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 20 min 9.03 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
2.50 tsp CaCl Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Windsor
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 475 B cells required
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Priming
Amount: 4.2 oz       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
following same water treatments as NEIPA recipe
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
4.5 gal using 1 qt. Pyrex Fly Sparge -- 175 °F 20 min
0.5 gal boil down to 1/4 gal & return to kettle Decoction -- 155 °F 60 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 5.93 23.7  
Mash volume with grains 7.39 29.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.28 -9.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.12 g | 16.5 qt) 3.97 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.13 0.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.65 g | 30.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.91 39.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

7/18/2026
Making this recipe again with a few small tweaks.

  • the hops have higher AAs, so adjusted the times
  • added the molasses around 30 mins
  • using 2 packs of dry yeast this time, Lallemand Windsor (1028 wasn't available)

    making 1.8L starter @ 1.045 OG by using 230g of DME
  • this will be on the stir plate from 9p until...3p or so

    BREW DAY TOMORROW (11/4/17)
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