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Bell James XPA V4.3 [Lemondrop and Simcoe]

Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 62.77 liters
Post Boil Size: 53.7 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 342 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 36.6 g (Per 750ml)

Created: Saturday October 18th 2025

Citrus Pale Ale

by Xiua brewery

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.009 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 31

Midtbrygg Pale Ale Cascade

by Midtbrygg

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.009 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 35

Original Gravity:

1.049

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

4.7%

IBU (tinseth):

29.9

SRM (morey):

5.2

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

80.43

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.30 kg	Barrett Burston - Ale Malt8.3 kg Ale Malt	$ 3.00 / kg $ 24.90	36.8	2.8	77.6%
1.60 kg	Barrett Burston - Munich Malt1.6 kg Munich Malt	$ 3.00 / kg $ 4.80	35	7.7	15%
0.80 kg	Barrett Burston - Wheat Malt0.8 kg Wheat Malt	$ 3.00 / kg $ 2.40	35.4	1.8	7.5%
10.70 kg / $ 32.10

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
15 g	Magnum15 g Magnum Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 1.20	Pellet	12.3	Boil at 100 °C	60 min	9.38	3.4%
70 g	Lemondrop70 g Lemondrop Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 5.60	Pellet	4.3	Hop Stand at 100 °C	20 min	3.01	15.7%
110 g	Simcoe110 g Simcoe Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 8.80	Pellet	11.9	Hop Stand at 100 °C	20 min	13.09	24.7%
100 g	Lemondrop100 g Lemondrop Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 8.00	Pellet	4.3	Dry Hop at 20 °C	4 days	0.86	22.5%
150 g	Simcoe150 g Simcoe Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 12.00	Pellet	11.9	Dry Hop at 20 °C	4 days	3.57	33.7%
445 g / $ 35.60

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
15 g	Magnum (Pellet) 15 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 1.20	9.38	3.4%
170 g	Lemondrop (Pellet) 170 g Lemondrop (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 13.60	3.87	38.2%
260 g	Simcoe (Pellet) 260 g Simcoe (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.08 / g $ 20.80	16.66	58.4%
445 g / $ 35.60

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
44.625 L	Sacch Rwst	Temperature	67 °C	67 °C	60 min
	Mashout	Temperature	77 °C	77 °C	15 min
34.53 L		Fly Sparge	77 °C	77 °C	45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.9 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
15 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.01 / g $ 0.15	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.01 / g $ 0.04	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Gypsum	$ 0.01 / g $ 0.05	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 g	Yeast Nutrient	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.50	Other	Mash	0 min.
10.14 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
$ 0.73

Yeast

Coopers - Pale Ale Bottle

Amount:	4 Liters	Cost:	$ 3.00 / each $ 12.00
Attenuation (avg):	72.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	18 - 21 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 456 B cells required

$ 12.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.92 bar Temp: 4.5 °C CO₂ Level: 2.6 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pale Ale 2:1

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	125	50	100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Clone (ish) of Coopers XPA. [Simcoe/Lemondrop Hops]

Thus uses harvested Coopers Yeast (from Coopers Sparkling Ale bottles).

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Last Updated: 2025-10-31 22:56 UTC

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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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