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Imperial Honey Blueberry Ale

268 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Mixed-Style Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 268 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 1st 2020
1.083
1.004
10.4%
26.9
5.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64%
6 oz Canadian - Honey Malt6 oz Honey Malt 37 25 2.4%
4 oz Briess - Carapils Malt4 oz Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 1.6%
4 lb Honey4 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 25.6%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 6.4%
15.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 26.85 100%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
93%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 146 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 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
4 gal Strike 163 °F 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.36 17.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.29 21.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.45 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.08 g | 16.3 qt) 5.84 23.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.74 g | 26.9 qt) 8.5 34  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.34 1.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.2 40.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add 4oz blueberry flavoring when kegging/bottling

OR

Add 9 lbs of frozen blueberries to secondary

Use less for more subtle flavoring

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  • Last Updated: 2020-05-26 14:06 UTC