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Gordon Strong’s American Pale Ale

163 calories 17.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Post Boil Size: 20 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Gordon Strong/BYO Magazine
Calories: 163 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday May 19th 2020
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n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.40 kg Belgian - Pale Ale2.4 kg Pale Ale 38 3.4 55.9%
1.10 kg United Kingdom - Golden Promise1.1 kg Golden Promise 37 3 25.6%
0.79 kg German - Munich Light0.79 kg Munich Light 37 6 18.4%
4.29 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
14 g Centennial14 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 First Wort 0 min 23 12.5%
21 g Amarillo21 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 5 min 5.15 18.8%
21 g Citra21 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 5 min 6.58 18.8%
14 g Centennial14 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 12.5%
21 g Amarillo21 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Hopback 0 min 18.8%
21 g Citra21 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Hopback 0 min 18.8%
112 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
19 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       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
14 L Mash Infusion -- 67 °C 60 min
13.5 L Sparge Sparge -- 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 12.9
Mash volume with grains 15.7
Grain absorption losses -4.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19 L) 17.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.7 L) 25
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 19.2 L) 20
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.2
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 19.8 L) 19
Total: 30.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Wyeast 1242 American Ale II or Mangrove Jack’s M36 Liberty Bell
2 l starter.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-05-19 17:54 UTC