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Green Thumb Ale

173 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: P. McGee
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 20th 2019
1.053
1.009
5.8%
71.1
6.2
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 91.7%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Vienne 20L Malt1 lb Caramel Vienne 20L Malt 35.9 20 8.3%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Chinook5 oz Chinook Hops Fresh 13 Boil 40 min 35.66 27.8%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 20 min 27.48 5.6%
5 oz Cascade5 oz Cascade Hops Fresh 7 Boil 10 min 7.93 27.8%
5 oz Cascade5 oz Cascade Hops Fresh 7 Whirlpool at 150 °F 0 min 27.8%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 150 °F 0 min 11.1%
18 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dme       Amount: 6.2 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
6 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.7 g | 26.8 qt) 6.96 27.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.66 g | 10.7 qt) 2.25 9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.91 g | 27.7 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.41 -1.7  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.26 -1.1  
Top off amount 0.26 1.1  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.25 33
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Source water was from a different location. Brewer's Friend auto-filled and I can't select "none" for an option. The source is well water in S. Massachusetts and is undefined. I've had success with make Pale Ales with it previously.

Taste upon bottling: Citrus is nice and floats on the tongue. Bitterness is rounded and isn't harsh. Medium body supports all the fresh hop flavor well. True ABV is 5.5%

Finished product: Hops aren't as sharp or crisp as I'd like them to be. This is likely an effect of an unknown water chemistry. There's a sweet strawberry-like nose with a mildly floral-citrus hop character. The malt flavor is strongly caramel. Would likely reduce the Caramel 20 by half in the next batch and sub with maybe a Munich I.

In the future, I'd drop the mash pH a little with some lactic acid or some acidulated. Probably would try some first wort hopping with the Chinook to bump the bitterness and keep it rounded. I'd also like to try using another yeast strain... possibly with WLP001, WLP051, or Imperial's Juice to really get those hops to pop more.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-09-13 01:52 UTC