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Merkin pale ale

Name: Merkin pale ale
Prep time: 135 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 225 min
Yield: 25.5 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 5 kg Pilsner / Export Pilsner; 40 g Dark Crystal Malt; 400 g Light Crystal Malt; 1.5 g Simcoe Hops; 40 g Cascade Hops; 40 g Cascade Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 25.5 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (ending kettle)
Source: Close as I can get to Sierra Nevarda recipe
Calories: 159 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.1 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Tuesday July 4th 2017

Solnedgang

by Jan Erik Johansen

OG: 1.059 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 41

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OG: 1.051 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 39

American Pale Ale 2.1

by Bennyj

OG: 1.046 FG: 1.008 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 33

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

34.3

SRM (morey):

7.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

17.00

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 kg	Joe White - Pilsner / Export Pilsner5 kg Pilsner / Export Pilsner	$ 3.00 / kg $ 15.00	36.8	2	91.9%
40 g	Gladfield - Dark Crystal Malt40 g Dark Crystal Malt		35.4	96.45	0.7%
400 g	Joe White - Light Crystal Malt400 g Light Crystal Malt	$ 5.00 / kg $ 2.00	34.5	45.53	7.4%
5,440 g / $ 17.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 g	Simcoe1.5 g Simcoe Hops	Pellet	13.3	First Wort	90 min	2.53	1.8%
40 g	Cascade40 g Cascade Hops	Pellet	8.4	Boil	30 min	27.85	49.1%
40 g	Cascade40 g Cascade Hops	Pellet	8.4	Whirlpool at 80 °C	10 min	3.95	49.1%
81.50 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
17 L	Underlet 17L to 22.5L mark @68, raise to 68	Strike	68 °C	68 °C	60 min
	Raise to 77	Temperature	68 °C	77 °C	15 min
21 L	Sparge 21L pH 4.4	Sparge	77 °C	77 °C	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.18 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	135 min.
0.75 g	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Bluestone Yeast Co. - BSY- A010 San Diego

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	16 - 22 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	22 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 246 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 1.84 bar Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.44 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

2 tsp gypsum, 1 tsp Epsom 1/2 tsp salt. Carbon filtered all water

LoDo boil strike water and sparge water

Should be 35 IBU

Starter grown in 2 L @ 1.035

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

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 %
1.50 g	Simcoe (Pellet) 1.5 g Simcoe (Pellet) Hops	2.53	1.8%
80 g	Cascade (Pellet) 80 g Cascade (Pellet) Hops	31.8	98.2%
81.50 g / $ 0.00