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Fat Head's Headhunter IPA Clone

233 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Source: Mitch Steele's IPA Book
Calories: 233 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 14th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb US - Pale 2-Row16 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50.4%
8 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 25.2%
1.75 lb German - CaraHell1.75 lb CaraHell 34 11 5.5%
1.50 lb Flaked Wheat1.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 4.7%
10 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)10 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2%
1.50 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 4.7%
1.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L1.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 5.5%
10 oz German - Acidulated Malt10 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2%
31.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 First Wort 0 min 3.33 3.6%
1.25 oz Columbus1.25 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 90 min 37.89 9.1%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 45 min 8.52 3.6%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 45 min 9.37 3.6%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 30 min 5.42 3.6%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 30 min 5.96 3.6%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 210 °F 30 min 8.04 7.3%
0.75 oz Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 210 °F 30 min 4.75 5.5%
0.25 oz Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Whirlpool at 210 °F 30 min 2.37 1.8%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 5 days 14.5%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 5 days 14.5%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 5 days 14.5%
2 oz Columbus2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop 1 days 14.5%
13.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 540 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12 psi       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
My tap water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
163 8 21 24 365 104
Fat Head's water profile is listed yet it calculates as extremely bitter SO4/CaCL ratio so I used "Light Colored and Hoppy" profile instead. I use RO water and add 4.5 tsp gypsum, .5 tsp table salt, and .5 tsp of Calcium Chloride.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.39 gal (53.56 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.39 gal (5.56 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.55 gal (70.18 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 9.58 gal (38.32 qt) and adding 5.55 gal (22.18 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.13 60.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 15.13 60.5  
Mash volume with grains 17.55 70.2  
Grain absorption losses -3.78 -15.1  
Remaining sparge water volume 0.79 3.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.12 0.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.39 g | 53.6 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 9.61 g | 38.4 qt) 11 44  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Estimated amount in fermentor 10.93 43.7  
Total: 15.91 63.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Flaked wheat should be Toasted Wheat Flakes.
Acidulated malt is not part of original recipe but used to lower water PH. Lactic/Citric acid in appropriate amounts can be subbed.

From the Book:

Malt bill:
American two-row malt 50%
Maris Otter malt 25%
CaraHell malt 6%
Crystal malt6%
Toasted wheat flakes 5%
CaraPils malt 2%
Dextrose 5%

Mash: 60-minute rest at 151 F with 6.7% of kettle hop bill Centennial 9.2% alpha acids.

Total boil time is 90 minutes. At the start of the boil in the kettle (90 minutes)
use 17.7% alpha acids CTZ at 23.3% of the bill. Identical additions at a ratio
of 6.7% each Citra (12.4% alpha acids) and Centennial (9.2% alpha acids)
are added at 45 minutes and again at 30 minutes. At the end of the boil add
23.3% Simcoe (12.27%o alpha acids), 16.6% Centennial (9.2% alpha acids), and
3.3% Columbus (14.2% alpha acids).

Fermentation
Use WLP001 or WY 1056 for pitching. Hold at 67" F (19.4" C) for four to five
days. Hold 2 days at fermentation temperature for a diacetyl rest before
cooling to 50" F (10" C). Crop or drop the yeast.

Dry hop for 10 days using
Equal parts Centennial, Simcoe, Citra, and Columbus at 0.2l oz./gal. (0.40
lb./bbl.,l.5a g/L) for each hop. Allow the temperature to rise to 60' F
Rouse hops with CO, at days 2, 5, and 8. Drop hops (remove or rack off
hops) at day 9. Cool for two days at 40' F, and finally cool to 33" F (0-6"
C). This beer is not filtered.

Targets:
OG: 17'P (1.068 SG)
TG:3.4 "P (1.014 SG)
ADF:80%
IBU:87
ABY:7.5%
Color: 8.5 "L (16.2" EBC)

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