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Imperial Pale Spruce Tip

Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 236 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday May 12th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.071

Final Gravity:

1.018

ABV (standard):

7.0%

IBU (tinseth):

20.0

SRM (morey):

8.9

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

32.10

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	Weyermann - Vienna Malt5 lb Vienna Malt	$ 2.30 / lb $ 11.50	37	3.5	32.3%
1 lb	Weyermann - Carafoam1 lb Carafoam	$ 2.40 / lb $ 2.40	34.5	2.2	6.5%
8 lb	Rahr - Standard 2-Row8 lb Standard 2-Row		36.8	1.8	51.6%
0.50 lb	German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb German - Acidulated Malt	$ 2.75 / lb $ 1.38	27	3.4	3.2%
1 lb	Simpsons - Crystal Light1 lb Crystal Light	$ 2.80 / lb $ 2.80	33.1	38.03	6.5%
15.50 lbs / $ 18.08

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.8 gal			--	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.29 / each $ 0.29	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
4 tsp	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
9 ml/l	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
10 oz	spruce tips		Flavor	Mash	0 min.
10 oz	Spruce Tips		Water Agt	Boil	1 hr.
$ 0.29

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 5.99 / each $ 11.98
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 126 B cells required

$ 11.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Brent’s

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2025-05-19 18:47 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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