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NZ XPA

Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 186 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 216.43 gallons
Post Boil Size: 199.91 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 136 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday October 17th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.042

Final Gravity:

1.006

ABV (standard):

4.8%

IBU (tinseth):

36.1

SRM (morey):

3.1

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

406.88

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
250 lb	Viking - Pilsner Malt250 lb Pilsner Malt	$ 0.70 / lb $ 175.00	37	1.9	89.9%
14 lb	Weyermann - Vienna Malt14 lb Vienna Malt	$ 0.90 / lb $ 12.60	37	3.5	5%
14 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt14 lb BEST Chit Malt	$ 0.88 / lb $ 12.32	23	1.4	5%
278 lbs / $ 199.92

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
27 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe27 oz Simcoe Hops	$ 0.83 / oz $ 22.41	Pellet	11	Boil	30 min	24.95	15.2%
30 oz	Rakau30 oz Rakau Hops	$ 0.69 / oz $ 20.61	Pellet	7	Whirlpool	0 min	4.23	16.9%
21 oz	Nelson Sauvin21 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops	$ 0.65 / oz $ 13.65	Pellet	16.31	Whirlpool	0 min	6.9	11.8%
4 oz	Motueka4 oz Motueka Hops	$ 12.90 / oz $ 51.60	Extract	1	Dry Hop	2 days		2.2%
24 oz	Eggers Special24 oz Eggers Special Hops	$ 1.19 / oz $ 28.56	Pellet	1	Dry Hop	1 days		13.5%
72 oz	Nelson Sauvin72 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops	$ 0.95 / oz $ 68.40	Pellet	1	Dry Hop	1 days		40.4%
178 oz / $ 205.23

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Hops Summary

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
27 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe (Pellet)	$ 0.83 / oz $ 22.41	24.95	15.2%
30 oz	Rakau (Pellet) 29.999999931377 oz Rakau (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.69 / oz $ 20.61	4.23	16.9%
21 oz	Nelson Sauvin (Pellet)	$ 0.65 / oz $ 13.65	6.9	11.8%
4 oz	Motueka (Extract)	$ 12.90 / oz $ 51.60		2.2%
24 oz	Eggers Special (Pellet)	$ 1.19 / oz $ 28.56		13.5%
72 oz	Nelson Sauvin (Pellet)	$ 0.95 / oz $ 68.40		40.4%
178 oz / $ 205.23

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
88.96 gal	Strike	163.66 °F	151 °F	60 min
176.88 gal	Fly Sparge	164 °F	164 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.28 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
145 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
75 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
252 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
30 g	Kerry Yeastex® 61	$ 9.00 / lb $ 0.60	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
30 g	Kerry Whirlfloc® G	$ 17.20 / lb $ 1.14	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
3 g	zinc		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
$ 1.73

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	500 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	85%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2582 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Brewery Filtered Water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Based on Clayton Hops NZ XPA

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Last Updated: 2025-10-17 19:03 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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