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Elderflower Ale

137 calories 13.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 58.59 liters
Post Boil Size: 53 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 137 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday March 26th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 kg United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row7 kg Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 73.6%
1.88 kg German - Wheat Malt1.88 kg Wheat Malt 37 2 19.8%
0.63 kg United Kingdom - Lager0.63 kg Lager 38 1.4 6.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
23.44 g Warrior23.44 g Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 20.69 20%
37.50 g Citra37.5 g Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Aroma 10 min 7.5 32%
15.63 g Cascade15.63 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 5 min 1.2 13.3%
25 g Citra25 g Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Aroma 5 min 2.75 21.3%
15.63 g Cascade15.63 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 10 min 2.19 13.3%
117.20 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
46.15 g Dried elderflower Flavor Boil 3 min.
20.45 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
12.27 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - US West Coast Yeast M44
Amount:
0.39 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
15 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 196 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Biggins Water
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
Recirculation Infusion -- 62 °C 40 min
Recirculation Infusion -- 72 °C 20 min
21.8 L Strike 75 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.29 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 10.89 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 23.8
Mash volume with grains 30.1
Grain absorption losses -9.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 42.9 L) 45.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.3 L) 58.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 50 L) 53
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 53 L) 50
Total: 69  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Elderflower Ale" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Biggins Brewer. All Grain, ABV 4.66%, IBU 34.33, SRM 3.66, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Wheat Malt, Lager) Hops: (Warrior, Citra, Cascade) Other: (Dried elderflower, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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