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Hops Kitchen Heritage XXX Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Hops Kitchen Brewing
Calories: 227 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday January 3rd 2026

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Original Gravity:

1.069

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

7.2%

IBU (tinseth):

63.2

SRM (morey):

9.8

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

49.51

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
11 lb	Briess - Heritage Gold11 lb Heritage Gold	$ 2.69 / lb $ 29.59	36.8	3.37	74.6%
2 lb	Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row2 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row	$ 2.49 / lb $ 4.98	36.8	3.5	13.6%
1 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L1 lb Caramel Malt - 40L	$ 2.89 / lb $ 2.89	35.4	40	6.8%
12 oz	Briess - Carapils Malt12 oz Carapils Malt	$ 0.18 / oz $ 2.16	34.5	1.5	5.1%
14.75 lbs / $ 39.62

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Brewer's Gold1 oz Brewer's Gold Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	9.8	Boil at 212 °F	60 min	31.48	8.3%
1 oz	Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	7.8	Boil at 212 °F	30 min	19.26	8.3%
1 oz	Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	7.8	Boil	15 min	12.43	8.3%
2 oz	Cluster2 oz Cluster Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	7.8	Hop Stand at 212 °F	0 min		16.7%
3 oz	Brewer's Gold3 oz Brewer's Gold Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	9.8	Hop Stand at 212 °F	0 min		25%
4 oz	Cluster4 oz Cluster Hops		Pellet	7.8	Dry Hop	Day 19		33.3%
12 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Brewer's Gold (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	31.48	33.3%
8 oz	Cluster (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	31.69	66.6%
12 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.5 gal		Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.2 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
6 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Gypsum	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	23 Grams	Cost:	$ 0.43 / g $ 9.89
Attenuation (custom):	78%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
Water from Gap Creek Spring in the cave at Cumberland Gap. Water additions above resulted in a balanced 1.3 sulfate/chloride ratio.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Full bodied, pale-colored ale with medium hop expression derived from traditional landrace variety hops. Inspired legacy ale based on my interpretation of 19th century English mild (XXX) ales but brewed with a North American heirloom variety barley and hops.

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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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