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California ale

141 calories 13.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 141 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 12th 2019
1.043
1.009
4.5%
27.4
4.0
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row5.5 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 69.7%
2.20 lb Bestmalz - Vienna2.2 lb Vienna 37 3.8 27.9%
3 oz German - Acidulated Malt3 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.4%
7.89 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.1 First Wort 15 min 27.39 14.3%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.1 Boil 0 min 28.6%
2 oz Citr2 oz Citr Hops Pellet 13.1 Dry Hop 4 days 57.1%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 112 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ottawa Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.35 gal Infusion -- 149 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 165 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 3.35 13.4  
Mash volume with grains 3.98 15.9  
Grain absorption losses -0.99 -3.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.94 g | 19.8 qt) 3.88 15.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.24 28.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"California ale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by MBertrand. All Grain, ABV 4.45%, IBU 27.39, SRM 3.95, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Vienna, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Citra, Citr)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-01-19 03:02 UTC