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Sad Dad's Abbey Ale (1-Gallon)

Method: BIAB
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.64 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.38 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday January 23rd 2026

Original Gravity:

1.068

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

6.9%

IBU (tinseth):

29.0

SRM (morey):

5.6

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

10.62

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.25 lb	Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner2.25 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner	$ 2.79 / lb $ 6.28	36.3	1.9	83.3%
0.30 lb	Northern Brewer - Belgian Munich Malt0.3 lb Belgian Munich Malt	$ 3.49 / lb $ 1.05	36.8	7	11.1%
0.15 lb	Weyermann - Acidulated0.15 lb Acidulated	$ 3.99 / lb $ 0.60	27	3.4	5.6%
2.70 lbs / $ 7.92

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.15 oz	Willamette0.15 oz Willamette Hops	$ 2.49 / oz $ 0.37	Pellet	5.4	Boil	60 min	17.2	42.9%
0.20 oz	Northern Brewer - Fuggle0.2 oz Fuggle Hops		Pellet	5.6	Boil	15 min	11.8	57.1%
0.35 oz / $ 0.37

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.15 oz	Willamette (Pellet)	$ 2.49 / oz $ 0.37	17.2	42.9%
0.20 oz	Northern Brewer - Fuggle (Pellet)		11.8	57.1%
0.35 oz / $ 0.37

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
2.64 gal			153 °F	148 °F	90 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.20 oz	Sweet Orange Peel	Flavor	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - SafAle BE-256

Amount:	2.80 Grams	Cost:	$ 0.83 / g $ 2.32
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	64.4 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 22 B cells required

$ 2.32 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 0.8 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

Mash out @ 168° for 7-minutes.

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Last Updated: 2026-01-23 21:29 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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