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Half Hearted Ale

Name: Half Hearted Ale
Prep time: 135 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 3 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 3 lb Rice Pale; 1.4 lb Rice Biscuit 4L; 1.4 lb Millet Munich; 12 oz Oat Malt Caramel 41L; 6 oz Buckwheat Pale; 7 oz Oat Malt Pale; 7 oz Oats Rolled; 6 oz Quinoa Flaked; 8 oz Rice Hulls; 0.5 oz Centennial Hops; 0.5 oz Centennial Hops; 2 oz Centennial Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.22 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: RJ Maillie
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 217 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday May 31st 2026

Original Gravity:

1.066

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

7.0%

IBU (tinseth):

51.7

SRM (morey):

10.0

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

37.77

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3 lb	US - Rice Pale3 lb Rice Pale	$ 2.84 / lb $ 8.52	28	1.4	34.6%
1.40 lb	US - Rice Biscuit 4L1.4 lb Rice Biscuit 4L	$ 3.30 / lb $ 4.62	28	4	16.1%
1.40 lb	US - Millet Munich1.4 lb Millet Munich	$ 3.78 / lb $ 5.29	28	3	16.1%
12 oz	US - Oat Malt Caramel 41L12 oz Oat Malt Caramel 41L	$ 0.25 / oz $ 3.00	25	41.5	8.6%
6 oz	US - Buckwheat Pale6 oz Buckwheat Pale	$ 4.26 / lb $ 1.60	31	2.5	4.3%
7 oz	US - Oat Malt Pale7 oz Oat Malt Pale	$ 4.30 / lb $ 1.88	28	2	5%
7 oz	US - Oats Rolled7 oz Oats Rolled	$ 0.34 / oz $ 2.38	37	1	5%
6 oz	US - Quinoa Flaked6 oz Quinoa Flaked	$ 5.20 / lb $ 1.95	31	1	4.3%
8 oz	US - Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls	$ 4.00 / lb $ 2.00	0.1	1	5.8%
138.80 oz / $ 31.24

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops	$ 0.03 / g $ 0.43	Pellet	10.2	Boil	45 min	28.14	16.7%
0.50 oz	Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops	$ 0.03 / g $ 0.43	Pellet	10.2	Boil	30 min	23.56	16.7%
2 oz	Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops	$ 0.03 / g $ 1.70	Pellet	10.2	Dry Hop	5 days		66.7%
3 oz / $ 2.55

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
14.9 qt	Protein	Strike	132 °F	125 °F	15 min
	Yield	Temperature	--	145 °F	60 min
	Attenuation	Temperature	--	175 °F	60 min
6.3 qt	Sparge	Sparge	--	175 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.72 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
8.60 ml	Ceremix Flex	$ 0.13 / ml $ 1.12	Other	Mash	1 min.
8.60 ml	Ondea Pro	$ 0.19 / ml $ 1.63	Other	Mash	1 min.
8.60 ml	Termamyl SC DS	$ 0.12 / ml $ 1.03	Other	Mash	1 min.
1 g	Whirlfloc	$ 0.09 / g $ 0.09	Fining	Mash	0 min.
0.25 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	$ 2.66 / oz $ 0.11	Other	Mash	0 min.
$ 3.98

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A62 Bell

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	65 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 64 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 12.27 psi Temp: 40 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
48	10	15	63	75	0
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Notes

Pitch at 64 and ferment at 65. After dry hop raise to 70.

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Last Updated: 2026-08-02 13:10 UTC

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Gallons

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Centennial (Pellet)	$ 0.03 / g $ 2.55	51.7	100.1%
3 oz / $ 2.55