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Nuclear Warhead Pale Ale

214 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: DEFCONN Brewing
Calories: 214 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 29th 2020
1.065
1.013
6.8%
36.6
11.7
5.4
50.59
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14.17 lb American - Pale 2-Row14.17 lb Pale 2-Row $ 1.49 / lb
$ 21.11 		37 1.8 90.4%
1.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L $ 1.99 / lb
$ 2.99 		34 60 9.6%
15.67 lbs / $ 24.10
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.44 oz Magnum (15 AA)0.44 oz Magnum (15 AA) Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 1.10 		Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 20.82 8.3%
0.44 oz Perle (8.2 AA)0.44 oz Perle (8.2 AA) Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 1.10 		Pellet 8.2 Boil 30 min 8.75 8.3%
0.88 oz Cascade (7 AA)0.88 oz Cascade (7 AA) Hops $ 1.99 / oz
$ 1.75 		Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 7.05 16.6%
1.77 oz Cascade (7 AA)1.77 oz Cascade (7 AA) Hops $ 1.99 / oz
$ 3.52 		Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 33.4%
1.77 oz Cascade (7 AA)1.77 oz Cascade (7 AA) Hops $ 1.99 / oz
$ 3.52 		Pellet 7 Dry Hop Day 4 33.4%
5.30 oz / $ 11.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.88 each Crush whilrfoc Tablet Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 each Minute Maid Frozen Concentrate Lemonade $ 2.39 / each
$ 2.39 		Flavor Boil 0 min.
32 each Warheads - Blue Razz / 64 Each $ 0.08 / each
$ 2.56 		Flavor Secondary 3 days
32 each Warheads - Lemon / 139 Each $ 0.08 / each
$ 2.56 		Flavor Secondary 3 days
1 each Lemon Concentrate Flavor Kegging 0 min.
$ 7.51
 
Yeast
White Labs - Opshaug Kveik Ale Yeast WLP518
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.99 / each
$ 7.99
Attenuation (custom):
79%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
77 - 86 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 346 B cells required
$ 7.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Berea, OH
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 7 20 50 75 4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9 gal Strike 160 °F 153 °F 60 min
Mash Out Temperature 153 °F 170 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.84 g | 39.4 qt) 10.46 41.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 11.09 g | 44.4 qt) 11.71 46.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.96 -7.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.63 g | 30.5 qt) 8.25 33  
Boil off losses -1.75 -7  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 7 28  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 5.75 23  
Total: 10.46 41.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pale Ale base dry hopped with Blue Razz and Lemon Warheads and finished with Lemon Puree.

The plan is also to add lactic acid during the boil.

32 warheads is roughly 128 grams which equals about 4oz.

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