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Hops Kitchen Heritage XXX Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Hops Kitchen Brewing
Hop Utilization: 94.3623%
Calories: 217 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday January 3rd 2026

Original Gravity:

1.066

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

6.8%

IBU (tinseth):

91.3

SRM (morey):

9.8

Mash pH

5.4

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	74.5763%
2 lb	Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row2 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row	$ 2.49 / lb $ 4.98	36.8	3.5	13.5593%
1 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L1 lb Caramel Malt - 40L	$ 2.89 / lb $ 2.89	35.4	40	6.77966%
12 oz	Briess - Carapils Malt12 oz Carapils Malt	$ 0.18 / oz $ 2.16	34.5	1.5	5.08475%
14.75 lbs / $ 39.62

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Brewer's Gold2 oz Brewer's Gold Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	9.8	Boil at 212 °F	60 min	60.7547	16.7%
1 oz	Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	7.8	Boil at 212 °F	30 min	18.5813	8.3%
1 oz	Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	7.8	Boil	15 min	11.9971	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%
2 oz	Brewer's Gold2 oz Brewer's Gold Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	9.8	Hop Stand at 212 °F	0 min		16.7%
4 oz	Cluster4 oz Cluster Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	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	60.7547	33.4%
8 oz	Cluster (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	30.5784	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 (avg):	78%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 117 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °F

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	75	6	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.
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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, e.g. Truman XXX (1860) but brewed with a North American heirloom variety barley and hops. Reference: Pattison, 2014:105 "HB Guide to Vintage Beers"

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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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