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Alien Encounter

241 calories 23.3 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: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Christensen
Calories: 241 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday December 1st 2018
1.073
1.016
7.5%
54.0
5.8
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb American - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 93%
6 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 30L6 oz Crystal 30L 34 30 2.3%
12 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)12 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.7%
258 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Chinook0.25 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 10.08 2.8%
0.25 oz Citra0.25 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 18 min 4.82 2.8%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 2 min 0.92 5.6%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 2 min 1.44 5.6%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Whirlpool 0 min 17.02 11.1%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool 0 min 14.98 11.1%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 0 min 4.77 5.6%
3 oz Citra3 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 5 days 33.3%
2 oz Mosaic2 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 5 days 22.2%
9 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Tablet Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 129 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
9th and 9th, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Strike at 166 - first runnings: 3 gal Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Sparge at 177 Sparge -- 168 °F 15 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 5.04 20.2  
Mash volume with grains 6.33 25.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.02 -8.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.38 g | 17.5 qt) 3.73 14.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.59 22.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.09 -0.4  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.77 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Alien Encounter" American IPA beer recipe by Christensen. All Grain, ABV 7.53%, IBU 54.03, SRM 5.78, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Crystal 30L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Chinook, Citra, Cascade, Mosaic) Other: (Whirlfloc Tablet)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-07-06 01:27 UTC