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Maximus Grist V - Red Ale

198 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Source: Twelve Bells Brewing Société
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 29th 2015
1.060
1.014
6.0%
35.3
13.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row10.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80.8%
0.50 lb Belgian - Munich0.5 lb Munich 38 6 3.8%
1 lb American - Victory1 lb Victory 34 28 7.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 7.7%
13 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Simcoe0.25 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 60 min 12.05 14.7%
0.25 oz Simcoe0.25 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 45 min 11.06 14.7%
0.20 oz Simcoe0.2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 30 min 7.41 11.8%
1 oz Gargoyle1 oz Gargoyle Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 5 min 4.81 58.8%
1.70 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
5 gal Fly Sparge -- 153 °F 40 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp gypsum Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
1 tbsp Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Ale Yeast Blend WLP060
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Corn Sugar       Amount: 3.9 oz.       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Artesian Water Main, Delaware ref: WCR/AWC2014
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
109 5 40 50 18 104
Mash and strike water Britta® filtered.

The Artesian Water system is supplied from over 50 wells located throughout northern New Castle County. These wells are in the Columbia, Potomac, Cockeysville Marble and Mount Laurel formations.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Gypsum add to assist hops to have a snappier flavor.
BJCP Beer Style 10B - AKA Red Ale

Brew Day Schedule:
•Remove yeast from refrigerator 3-6 hours before pitching.
•Mix crushed grains in mash tun with 16 qts. water at 153°F (Strike water ≈168°F). Mash for 60 minutes.
•Re-circulate (vorlauf) until wort is fairly clear (15-20 minutes).
•Fly sparge w/h 5 gal. of strike water ≈178°F until brew kettle holds 7 gallons of wort, about 40 min.
•Take a sample of wort Specific Gravity and bring the kettle to a boil.
•When boiling starts add gypsum and bittering hops @ 60 min. before end of boil.
•Add bittering hops again at 50, 40, & 30 minutes before end of boil.
•Add Irish moss at 15 minutes before end of the boil.
•Place clean chiller coils into the wort at 15 minutes before end of boil
•Add whole leaf finishing hops for flavor and aroma in hop bag @ 5 minutes before end of boil.
•Cool wort to 72°F, record OG, transfer wort to carboy and pitch yeast.
Additional notes, racked to 5 gallon carboy on day 9. Bottled on day 21 - FG was DOB. Total bottled = 5 Gallons.

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