Simtra Session Ale Beer Recipe | BIAB American Pale Ale by Tom W | Brewer's Friend
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Simtra Session Ale

153 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Tee Dubb
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 19th 2015
1.046
1.014
4.3%
59.1
8.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 87.8%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 4.9%
0.25 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.25 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.4%
10.25 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 33.03 14.3%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 15 min 26.02 28.6%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 28.6%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 0 min 28.6%
3.50 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 gal Strike Water Infusion -- 156 °F --
6.5 gal Mash Temperature -- 152 °F 40 min
6.5 gal Recirculate wort 2 qts / 3 min Fly Sparge -- 152 °F 20 min
1.6 gal Mashout, circulate wort 2 qts/ 5 min Temperature -- 170 °F 15 min
0.4 gal Batch sparge Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Northwest Ale 1332
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 170 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Keg C02       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Used local Livermore, CA water which has 100-150 ppm overall hardness.

Added 2 tsp gypsum to adjust pH to ~5.3 during start of mash.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

.75L Starter with 77g DME yielding 233M cells from 100M cell starter pack.

Water Gallons Quarts
Total mash water needed 8.14 32.6
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1
Starting boil volume 6.88 27.5
Boil off losses -1.5 -6
Hops absorption losses -0.13 -0.5
Amount into fermentor 5.25 21
Total: 8.14 32.6

Actuals:

  • 5.25 gal into fermenter + .25 gal starter.
  • Fermented at 67F. Finished fermentation in 3 days! Waited another 3 days, then kegged.
  • Yeast had high flocc, still had some sticky kruasen after 6 days. Scooped out with sanitized spoon.
  • Net yield: 5.25 gal

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