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Make America Strong Ale

252 calories 25.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.85 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Paul Maiorana
Calories: 252 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 20th 2013
1.076
1.018
7.6%
65.5
11.4
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb US - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 76.9%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.7%
1 lb Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 7.7%
1 lb The Swaen - BlackSwaen Biscuit1 lb BlackSwaen Biscuit - (late fermenter addition) 36 30 7.7%
13 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cryo Centennial 1 oz Cryo Centennial Hops Pellet 18.5 Boil 60 min 65.46 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Dried Lutra Kveik - OYL-071DRY
Amount:
22 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 95 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 401 B cells required
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 401 B cells required
CellarScience - Cali
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 401 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 3.6 oz       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Filtered Drinking Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Filtered Spring Water with 6gms of Gypsum added to Mash.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.25 qt Strike at 166 degrees Temperature 166 °F 152 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Batch Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.06 16.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.1 20.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.95 g | 15.8 qt) 3.31 13.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.14 g | 24.6 qt) 5.5 22  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 4.6 g | 18.4 qt) 4.85 19.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 4.85 g | 19.4 qt) 4.6 18.4  
Total: 7.38 29.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Born on 9/27/25.

Gravity at 1.022 on 10/11/25.

Take Gravity Reading on 10/25/25 and package.





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