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Alpha King

245 calories 24.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 245 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 28th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale20 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 70.8%
7 lb US - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 24.8%
3 oz German - Dark Munich3 oz Dark Munich 36 10 0.7%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 1.3%
3 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)3 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 0.7%
4 oz Briess - Bonlander Munich4 oz Bonlander Munich 36 10 0.9%
3 oz German - Melanoidin3 oz Melanoidin 37 25 0.7%
1 oz Flaked Wheat1 oz Flaked Wheat 34 2 0.2%
452 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 75 min 26.68 7.7%
1.50 oz Columbus1.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 75 min 40.02 11.5%
4 oz Cascade4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 0 min 30.8%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 7 days 15.4%
2 oz Columbus2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop 7 days 15.4%
2.50 oz Cent2.5 oz Cent Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 7 days 19.2%
13 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 238 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Damascus, MD USA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.2 gal Strike 167 °F 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.49 gal (49.98 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.49 gal (1.98 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 8.48 33.9  
Mash volume with grains 10.74 42.9  
Grain absorption losses -3.53 -14.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.8 g | 31.2 qt) 8.81 35.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.49 g | 50 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10 g | 40 qt) 11.3 45.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.3 g | 45.2 qt) 10 40  
Total: 17.28 69.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Alpha King" American IPA beer recipe by Brewer #47238. All Grain, ABV 7.54%, IBU 66.7, SRM 8.19, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Pale 2-Row, Dark Munich, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Bonlander Munich, Melanoidin, Flaked Wheat) Hops: (Magnum, Columbus, Cascade, Cent)
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