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Whiter Shade of Ale

170 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 62% (brew house)
Source: Smokey Hill Brewery
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 17th 2019
1.052
1.009
5.6%
30.5
5.7
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 97.8%
4 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L4 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.2%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Columbia1 oz Columbia Hops Pellet 8.8 Boil 0 min 50%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 75 min 30.52 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 75 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
48 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Corn sugar       Amount: 5oz      
 
Target Water Profile
Aurora, CO Municipal 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
16.5 qt Steeping -- 152 °F 90 min
4 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.22 16.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.12 20.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.76 g | 19.1 qt) 3.94 15.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.33 g | 29.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.16 32.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Top cropped yeast from primary fermentation of pale ale batch. Made yeast starter from this.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-02-22 12:52 UTC