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The Cousins Mighty Medusa

258 calories 28.9 g 500 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 120 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 130 liters
Post Boil Size: 125 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Cousin's Craft Beer
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 258 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 28.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday December 31st 2022
1.055
1.016
5.2%
2.8
8.9
n/a
132.79
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 kg Bestmalz - BEST Heidelberg25 kg BEST Heidelberg 1.65 € / kg
41.25 €
38 1.3 89.3%
3 kg United Kingdom - Oat Malt3 kg Oat Malt 3.00 € / kg
9.00 €
28 2 10.7%
28 kg / 50.25 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 €
Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool at 80 °C 40 min 2.8 20%
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 €
Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool at 75 °C 30 min 20%
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 €
Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool at 70 °C 20 min 20%
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 €
Pellet 4.8 Dry Hop at 23 °C 8 days 20%
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 €
Pellet 4.8 Dry Hop at 15 °C 4 days 20%
1,000 g / 75.00 €
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
75 L Strike 74 °C 66 °C 60 min
-- 77 °C 1 min
85 L Fly Sparge -- 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 19 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 each Protofloc Fining Boil 12 min.
1.50 g Servomyces Other Boil 7 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33
Amount:
92 Grams
Cost:
82.00 € / kg
7.54 €
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 570 B cells required
7.54 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.75 bar       Temp: 3 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 30 95 60 32
RO water adjustment:
Baking Soda NaHCO3 7gr
Gypsum CaSO4 15gr
Calcium Chloride CaCl2 25gr
Epsom Salt MgSO4 7gr
Canning Salt NaCl 7gr
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Fermentation schedule:
Start fermenting at 19°C
Day 2 go to 20°C
Day 3 go to 21°C
Day 5 go to 22°C
Day 6 go to 23°C add first dry hop
Day 10 go down to 18°C then add second dry hop.
Day 14 transfer in brite tank and add 30 grams ascorbic acid, then
cool down to 3.0°C
Day 16 carbonate 5 days at 10.5/11.0 PSI
Day 21 bottling day

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