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SweetWater 420 clone

208 calories 23.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 13.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 208 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.9 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://www.sweetwaterbrew.com/brews/420-extra-pale-ale/
Created: Saturday May 29th 2021
15.3 °P
4.8 °P
5.7%
39.5
13.8
5.4
47.91
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.72 lb Skagit Valley Malting - Pilot Pale10.716 lb Pilot Pale $ 1.99 / lb
$ 21.32 		35.9 1.34 76%
2.08 lb Avangard - Light Munich2.0824 lb Light Munich $ 1.75 / lb
$ 3.64 		37 8 15.2%
1.07 lb BSG - Flaked White Wheat1.0716 lb Flaked White Wheat $ 1.99 / lb
$ 2.13 		36 1.6 7.6%
3.90 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt3.8976 oz Midnight Wheat Malt $ 2.08 / lb
$ 0.51 		25 550 1.2%
14.11 lbs / $ 27.61
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.10 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial1.1 oz Centennial Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 2.74 		Pellet 8.4 Boil 60 min 25.8 19.3%
0.60 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade0.6 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 1.49 		Pellet 5.7 Boil 60 min 9.55 10.5%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.3 Boil 5 min 2.59 8.8%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 1.25 		Pellet 5.7 Boil 5 min 1.59 8.8%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.3 Boil 0 min 8.8%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 1.25 		Pellet 5.7 Boil 0 min 8.8%
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 4.98 		Pellet 5.7 Dry Hop Day 4 35.1%
5.70 oz / $ 11.70
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.20 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient $ 0.09 / g
$ 0.21 		Water Agt Mash 10 min.
1 each LD Carlson - Whirfloc tablet $ 0.20 / each
$ 0.20 		Water Agt Mash 10 min.
0.30 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.60 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.32 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.41
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 8.19 / each
$ 8.19
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 188 B cells required
$ 8.19 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.93 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
This water profile approximates Atlanta's water, on the assumption that SweetWater uses untreated tap water. Coming from Seattle water, there isn't much to adjust; mainly it needs a bit more table salt and a bit of acid.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.25 gal Strike -- 153 °F 90 min
2 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total strike volume 9.51 38.1  
Mash volume with grains 10.64 42.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.76 -7.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.14 g | 32.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.86 g | 23.4 qt) 6.5 26  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 9.51 38.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Clone of SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale. The ingredient list comes from their website, which says "2 Row, Munich, Wheat, Midnight Wheat", hopped with "Centennial, Cascade", and dry hopped with "Cascade".

It's funny that they describe it as a "West Coast style Extra Pale Ale", because as far as I've seen in the few years I've lived on the West Coast after coming from Atlanta, everything here is MUCH hoppier. I think that's what makes 420 such a favorite: it's hoppy enough to be interesting, but not so hoppy that it repels people who don't like strongly hopped beers.

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