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Verdant Lightbulb

143 calories 13.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.03 liters
Post Boil Size: 25.04 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 143 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday April 16th 2021
1.047
1.010
4.8%
12.0
4.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.70 kg Simpsons - Extra Pale Ale Malt2.7 kg Extra Pale Ale Malt 35.82 2.2 58.6%
0.80 kg Weyermann - Vienna Malt0.8 kg Vienna Malt 37 3.5 17.4%
0.75 kg Flaked Oats0.75 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 16.3%
0.18 kg Weyermann - Carapils0.18 kg Carapils 34.5 2.1 3.9%
0.18 kg Crisp Malting - Cara Gold malt0.18 kg Cara Gold malt 34 14 3.9%
4.61 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Magnum6 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 12.02 4.1%
20 g Simcoe20 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 0 min 13.7%
20 g Centennial20 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 13.7%
60 g Simcoe60 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 2 days 41.1%
40 g Centennial40 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 2 days 27.4%
146 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.60 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
0.50 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 86 B cells required
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
0.50 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 86 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Newbraska
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
116 4 10 130 100 35
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
19 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 18.4
Mash volume with grains 21.5
Grain absorption losses -4.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14 L) 18.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.9 L) 31
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 25
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25 L) 21
Total: 36.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Lightbulb is a modern pale ale full of bright hop flavours and mind sweetness that rounds out the whole beer and makes it more substantial. At only 4.5% this beer would give most 7% IPAs a run for their money.

Yeast: Use half pack of S-04 and US05
Fermentation temperature/steps: Ferment at 18, then diacetyl rest at 22c.

If using oats with husks the quantity of oats will need to be adjusted to account for the husks (e.g. use 1.5kg oats with husks if the ratio is 50/50).

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