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Imperial Blue Balls (15 Gal)

281 calories 25.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 16.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Purple Dragon Brewing
Calories: 281 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 14th 2018
1.085
1.017
8.9%
45.2
5.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
32 lb German - Pilsner32 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 62.7%
10 lb German - Pale Wheat10 lb Pale Wheat 39 1.5 19.6%
1.50 lb American - Aromatic Malt1.5 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 2.9%
4.50 lb Rolled Oats4.5 lb Rolled Oats 33 2.2 8.8%
3 lb Cane Sugar3 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 5.9%
51 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.70 oz Magnum US1.7 oz Magnum US Hops Pellet 13.2 Boil 60 min 21.91 35.4%
1.60 oz Magnum German1.6 oz Magnum German Hops Pellet 14.1 Boil 60 min 22.03 33.3%
1.50 oz Hallertau US1.5 oz Hallertau US Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 5 min 1.26 31.3%
4.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Whirlfloc Other Boil 10 min.
6 tbsp Vanilla Extract Flavor Kegging 0 min.
12 oz Blueberry Extract Flavor Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Mash Out/Sparge Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 18.93 gal (75.72 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.78 gal (47.11 qt) and adding 6.93 gal (27.72 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 19.44 gal (77.76 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.16 gal (32.64 qt) and adding 7.44 gal (29.76 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.6 62.4  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 15.6 62.4  
Mash volume with grains 19.44 77.8  
Grain absorption losses -6 -24  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.36 g | 37.4 qt) 9.15 36.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 18.71 g | 74.8 qt) 18.5 74  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.22 0.9  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.18 -0.7  
Post boil Volume 16.5 66  
Going into fermentor 16.5 66  
Total: 24.75 99
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

For the 10/7/17 batch of Vanilla Cream Ale, ODB added 2 oz of his homemade vanilla extract to the keg and it was almost too much. Lots of vanilla. ODBs beer overall was delicious and very smooth, but LOTS of vanilla. I added 1 tablespoon (0.5 oz) of my homemade extract to my keg and it was very subtle.

Note for extract addition: it's 2 tbsp of vanilla and 4oz of blueberry added to each keg.

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