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Mike's Pale Ale Base Recipe

Name: Mike's Pale Ale Base Recipe
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 20 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 30 lb Pale Ale; 2 lb Carafoam; 4 lb White Wheat; 3 lb Vienna; 3 oz Nugget Hops; 2 oz Cascade Hops; 2 oz Nugget Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (ending kettle)
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday August 23rd 2026

Pale Ale 23L

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by iron man brewing

OG: 1.054 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 34

Original Gravity:

1.056

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

37.2

SRM (morey):

5.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
30 lb	American - Pale Ale30 lb Pale Ale	37	3.5	76.9%
2 lb	Weyermann - Carafoam2 lb Carafoam	34.5	2.2	5.1%
4 lb	American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat	40	2.8	10.3%
3 lb	German - Vienna3 lb Vienna	37	4	7.7%
39 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Charles Faram - Nugget3 oz Nugget Hops	Leaf/Whole	12	Boil	90 min	32.33	42.9%
2 oz	Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	7	Whirlpool at 180 °F	15 min	1.78	28.6%
2 oz	Charles Faram - Nugget2 oz Nugget Hops	Leaf/Whole	12	Whirlpool at 180 °F	15 min	3.06	28.6%
7 oz / $ 0.00

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Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 366 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

1) Brewing Date (D0) is Sept. 1, 2026.

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Last Updated: 2026-09-07 20:10 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	IBU	Bill %
5 oz	Charles Faram - Nugget (Leaf/Whole)	35.39	71.5%
2 oz	Cascade (Leaf/Whole)	1.78	28.6%
7 oz / $ 0.00