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Nakoma Hazy

244 calories 22.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.98 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 244 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 29th 2026
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7.7%
64.0
5.4
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pilsner6 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 35.3%
16 oz Flaked Oats16 oz Flaked Oats 33 2.2 5.9%
32 oz Flaked Wheat32 oz Flaked Wheat 34 2 11.8%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 5.9%
16 oz German - Carapils16 oz Carapils 35 1.3 5.9%
6 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise6 lb Golden Promise 37 3 35.3%
17 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Northern Brewer - Idaho 72 oz Idaho 7 Hops Pellet 12 Boil at 210 °F 30 min 55.74 15.4%
2 oz Charles Faram - Idaho 72 oz Idaho 7 Hops Pellet 10.5 Hop Stand at 175 °F 0 min 8.29 15.4%
3 oz Mosaic3 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 210 °F 3 days 23.1%
3 oz Citra3 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 3 days 23.1%
3 oz Simcoe3 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 3 days 23.1%
13 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.07 gal Strike 165 °F 154 °F 60 min
1.73313 gal Sparge 154 °F 154 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.45 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
11.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.37 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
7.30 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Verdant IPA
Amount:
11 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 187 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 15 0 195 75 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Stir only at the beginning

Seems to be avoiding hot side aeration with recirc pump tubing

No apparent recirculation during the boil

Try to match output from grain bed with sparge rate to avoid compressing the grain bed

Virtually impossible to oversparge at this scale

60 min boil, try to minimize carmelization (rapid recirculation during boil)

Flameout, rapidly drop to 170.

Add whirlpool hops.

Whirlpool for 25 minutes while letting temp slowly come down.

Rapidly cool to 65.

Transfer to 6 gallon carboy for primary fermentation.

Put dry hops into keg. Purge keg with CO2 x3. Force transfer to keg with dry hops in place. Dry hop in garage for 5 days to avoid hop creep.

Force transfer to final keg for force carbonation.

Questions for Brian?

  • How close are our water profiles?
  • Does it make sense to make a "neutral" sparge profile and then add whatever we each respectively need to the neutral sparge profile?
  • When to add whirlfloc?
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