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Kentucky Common

135 calories 15.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 17 liters
Post Boil Size: 15 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 15.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 17.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Sean
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 135 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday February 9th 2018
10.9 °P
3.4 °P
4.0%
30.7
12.7
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg American - Pale 6-Row3.5 kg Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 74.9%
0.07 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.07 kg Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 1.5%
0.10 kg United Kingdom - Black Patent0.1 kg Black Patent 27 525 2.1%
1 kg Corn meal - US - Corn meal - corn meal1 kg US - Corn meal - corn meal 40 0.5 21.4%
4.67 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Glacier15 g Glacier Hops Pellet 4 First Wort 0 min 5.9 30%
25 g Magnum25 g Magnum Hops Pellet 11.1 Boil 60 min 24.81 50%
10 g Vanguard10 g Vanguard Hops Pellet 2.7 Aroma 0 min 20%
50 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 69 °C 999 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.2 L/kg
 
Yeast
- Wyeast - Czech Pils 2278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
72%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
-8 - -4 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 126.5 g       Temp: 10 °C       CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Winnipeg city water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

8 hrs trub separation
25 days fermentation 10C
2 mo. lager
bottled Apr. 24.

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Ruskin Brewery 09/20/2019 at 08:59pm
5 of 5

Considering this is a beer style that was a cheap and nasty working man's beer, I always get positive feedback. Go with the lager yeast, the original brewers of the style would have if they could have.


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