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The Big Dipper India Black Ale

291 calories 25.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.75 liters
Post Boil Size: 23.01 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 291 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 25.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday March 2nd 2021
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OG: 1.066 FG: 1.013 ABV: 7.0% IBU: 56

1.063
1.011
6.9%
57.6
34.3
n/a
28.06
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.60 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.6 kg Maris Otter Pale £ 2.14 / kg
£ 9.84 		38 3.75 77.9%
640 g United Kingdom - Cara Malt640 g Cara Malt £ 2.99 / kg
£ 1.91 		35 17.5 10.8%
335 g Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II335 g Carafa Special Type II £ 6.54 / kg
£ 2.19 		29.9 425 5.7%
190 g United Kingdom - Brown190 g Brown £ 2.99 / kg
£ 0.57 		32 65 3.2%
140 g United Kingdom - Chocolate140 g Chocolate £ 2.99 / kg
£ 0.42 		34 425 2.4%
5,905 g / £ 14.94
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Columbus30 g Columbus Hops £ 0.06 / g
£ 1.79 		Pellet 15 Boil 75 min 53.05 31.3%
10 g Cascade10 g Cascade Hops £ 0.09 / g
£ 0.86 		Pellet 5.4 Boil 2 min 0.52 10.4%
28 g Columbus28 g Columbus Hops £ 0.06 / g
£ 1.67 		Pellet 15 Boil 2 min 4.01 29.2%
19 g Cascade19 g Cascade Hops £ 0.09 / g
£ 1.63 		Pellet 5.4 Dry Hop 0 days 19.8%
9 g Columbus9 g Columbus Hops £ 0.06 / g
£ 0.54 		Pellet 15 Dry Hop 0 days 9.4%
96 g / £ 6.48
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.30 g Canning Salt / 1.36 Kilograms £ 5.79 / kg
£ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Epsom Salt / 200 Grams £ 0.02 / g
£ 0.02 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss / 35.74 Grams £ 0.07 / g
£ 0.32 		Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient / 45.74 Grams £ 0.07 / g
£ 0.14 		Other Boil 15 min.
0.30 g Canning Salt / 1.36 Kilograms £ 5.79 / kg
£ 0.00 		Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
6.50 g Citric acid / 100 Grams £ 0.02 / g
£ 0.16 		Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.90 g Epsom Salt / 200 Grams £ 0.02 / g
£ 0.02 		Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.30 g Citric acid £ 0.02 / g
£ 0.01 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
£ 0.67
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
£ 2.99 / each
£ 5.98
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required
£ 5.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 143.9 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
15.9 L raise water above strike temp, add grain Strike 75 °C 67 °C --
mash at 66 for 60 min, recirculate during Infusion -- 66 °C 60 min
mash out to 75c, recirculating during Temperature 75 °C 75 °C 5 min
14.8 L lift grain, run 3 l of wort through, then sparge 1.5 at a time. Fly Sparge 77 °C 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 16 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 15.9
Mash volume with grains 19.8
Grain absorption losses -5.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.3 L) 16.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.5 L) 25.8
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 23
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 23 L) 21
Total: 32.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Big Dipper India Black Ale" Specialty IPA: Black IPA beer recipe by harry stiffs. All Grain, ABV 6.88%, IBU 57.57, SRM 34.26, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter Pale, Cara Malt, Carafa Special Type II, Brown, Chocolate) Hops: (Columbus, Cascade) Other: (Canning Salt / 1.36 Kilograms, Epsom Salt / 200 Grams, Irish Moss / 35.74 Grams, Yeast Nutrient / 45.74 Grams, Citric acid / 100 Grams, Citric acid)
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