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Kentucky Common Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday January 21st 2023

Original Gravity:

1.056

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

6.0%

IBU (tinseth):

18.9

SRM (morey):

20.5

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.50 lb	US - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	71.6%
2 lb	Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	16.8%
10 oz	Flaked Rye10 oz Flaked Rye	36	2.8	5.3%
6 oz	American - Black Malt6 oz Black Malt	28	500	3.2%
6 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	3.2%
190 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Northern Brewer - Cluster0.5 oz Cluster Hops	Pellet	7.6	Boil	60 min	13.25	50%
0.20 oz	Northern Brewer - Cluster0.2 oz Cluster Hops	Pellet	7.6	Boil	30 min	4.07	20%
0.10 oz	Northern Brewer - Cluster0.1 oz Cluster Hops	Pellet	7.6	Boil	20 min	1.6	10%
0.20 oz	Northern Brewer - Cluster0.2 oz Cluster Hops	Pellet	7.6	Boil	0 min		20%
1 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Northern Brewer - Cluster (Pellet)		18.92	100%
1 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.45 gal	Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
3.2 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

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) 101 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: -12 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 0

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
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Notes

I found this recipe on reddit though Midwest now has it in a kit, I used the recipe from Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/zr19a6/kentucky_common_recipe/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

So I was also wondering about the hops schedule, and I was going to do 0.3 ounces at 30 minutes rather than the 0.2 ounces at 30 minutes and 0.1 ounces at 20 minutes, but here is what Brewer's Friend Calculated for the two separate hop additions.
30 minute - IBUs: 4.06 Utilization: 19.6% AAUs: 1.5
20 minute - IBUs: 1.6 Utilization: 15.5% AAUs: 0.8
If I change it to 0.3 ounces at 30 minutes I get the following:
30 minute - IBUs: 6.1 Utilization: 19.6% AAUs: 2.3

As you can see, combining the hop addition at 30 minutes increases the IBUs from 5.66 to 6.1. Not a huge difference, but it is a difference.

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Last Updated: 2023-01-21 18:16 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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