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American Pale Ale

136 calories 12 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.29 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.14 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 136 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday July 22nd 2018
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.60 kg Simpsons - Maris Otter pale3.6 kg Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 87.8%
0.25 kg Bairds - Munich Malt0.25 kg Munich Malt 36.8 5 6.1%
0.10 kg Simpsons - Crystal Dark0.1 kg Crystal Dark 33 120 2.4%
0.15 kg German - Acidulated Malt0.15 kg Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.7%
4.10 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Yakima Chief Hops - Chinook10 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13.7 Boil 60 min 20.01 11.5%
6 g Yakima Chief Hops - Chinook6 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13.7 Boil 10 min 4.35 6.9%
15 g Yakima Valley Hops - NZ Waimea15 g NZ Waimea Hops Pellet 13.9 Boil at 95 °C 5 min 6.07 17.2%
20 g Yakima Valley Hops - NZ Waimea20 g NZ Waimea Hops Pellet 13.9 Whirlpool at 80 °C 15 min 4.17 23%
8 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)8 g Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Whirlpool at 80 °C 15 min 3 9.2%
20 g Yakima Valley Hops - NZ Waimea20 g NZ Waimea Hops Pellet 13.9 Dry Hop at 20 °C 3 days 23%
8 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)8 g Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Dry Hop 3 days 9.2%
87 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 168 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.26 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
10 Litres Bottled
18 LItres Tap
3g Epsom
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.3 L Strike 77 °C 66 °C 60 min
17.7 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 16.4
Mash volume with grains 19.1
Grain absorption losses -4.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14.6 L) 14.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26 L) 26.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 20.1
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
Going into fermentor 20
Total: 31.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Use 10 litres of Sainsbury
3g Epsom Salt

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