Melvin Blue Ribbon

Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 93 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 100 gallons
Post Boil Size: 98.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Justin Schultz
Calories: 135 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday August 1st 2020

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
110 lb	Great Western - Premium 2-Row110 lb Premium 2-Row	37	2	75.3%
25 lb	Briess - Brewers Brown Rice Flakes25 lb Brewers Brown Rice Flakes	27.6	1	17.1%
11 lb	Briess - Dextrose11 lb Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	45.5	1	7.5%
146 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

110 lb

Great Western - Premium 2-Row

75.3%

25 lb

Briess - Brewers Brown Rice Flakes

27.6

17.1%

11 lb

Briess - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)

45.5

7.5%

146 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
5 oz	Wakatu5 oz Wakatu Hops	Pellet	7.5	First Wort	0 min	9.62	13.5%
2 lb	Mosaic2 lb Mosaic Hops	Pellet	12.5	Whirlpool	0 min	16.11	86.5%
2.31 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

5 oz

Wakatu

Pellet

7.5

First Wort

0 min

9.62

13.5%

2 lb

Mosaic

Pellet

12.5

Whirlpool

0 min

16.11

86.5%

2.31 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
5 oz	Wakatu (Pellet)	9.62	13.5%
2 lb	Mosaic (Pellet)	16.11	86.5%
2.31 lbs / $ 0.00

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Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 95.89 gal (383.55 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.18 gal (44.73 qt) and adding 83.89 gal (335.55 qt) sparge/top-off.
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 61.43 gal (245.7 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 1.2 gal (4.8 qt) and adding 49.43 gal (197.7 qt) sparge/top-off.	50.63	202.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	50.63	202.5
Mash volume with grains	61.43	245.7
Grain absorption losses	-16.88	-67.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 61.57 g \| 246.3 qt)	66.5	266
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 95.07 g \| 380.3 qt)	100	400
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions)	0.82	3.3
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.19	-0.8
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 94.2 g \| 376.8 qt)	98.5	394
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand)	-1.2	-4.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 97.3 g \| 389.2 qt)	93	372
Total:	117.13	468.5
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 95.89 gal (383.55 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.18 gal (44.73 qt) and adding 83.89 gal (335.55 qt) sparge/top-off.

WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 61.43 gal (245.7 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 1.2 gal (4.8 qt) and adding 49.43 gal (197.7 qt) sparge/top-off.

50.63

202.5

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb

50.63

202.5

Mash volume with grains

61.43

245.7

Grain absorption losses

-16.88

-67.5

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 61.57 g | 246.3 qt)

66.5

266

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 95.07 g | 380.3 qt)

100

400

Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions)

0.82

3.3

Boil off losses

-1.5

-6

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.19

-0.8

Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 94.2 g | 376.8 qt)

98.5

394

Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand)

-1.2

-4.8

WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size

Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 97.3 g | 389.2 qt)

372

Total:

117.13

468.5

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default

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