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Black Cat IPA

200 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.29 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.67 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Nick Zelenenki
Calories: 200 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday August 1st 2021
1.061
1.011
6.5%
70.7
34.3
5.2
19.51
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 oz Bairds - Chocolate Malt7 oz Chocolate Malt 1.89 / oz
13.23
31 500 7.4%
0.60 lb Briess - Wheat Malt, White0.6 lb Wheat Malt, White 39.1 2.5 10.1%
4.20 lb Viking - Pale Ale Malt4.2 lb Pale Ale Malt 37 2.5 70.9%
3 oz German - CaraFoam3 oz German - CaraFoam 37 1.8 3.2%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 20L8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 8.4%
94.80 oz / 13.23
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.35 oz Cashmere0.35 oz Cashmere Hops 2.00 / oz
0.70
Pellet 8 Boil 60 min 21.42 11.1%
0.50 oz Cashmere0.5 oz Cashmere Hops 2.00 / oz
1.00
Pellet 8 Boil 15 min 15.19 15.9%
0.50 oz Artisan - Idaho #70.5 oz Idaho #7 Hops 2.00 / oz
1.00
Pellet 13.6 Boil 15 min 25.82 15.9%
0.60 oz Artisan - Idaho #70.6 oz Idaho #7 Hops 2.00 / oz
1.20
Pellet 13.6 Whirlpool at 180 °F 10 min 8.31 19%
1.20 oz Artisan - Idaho #71.2 oz Idaho #7 Hops 2.00 / oz
2.39
Pellet 13.6 Dry Hop 5 days 38.1%
3.15 oz / 6.28
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.04 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 50 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 2.5 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.55 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2.6 gal Infusion Strike 156 °F 153 °F 60 min
1.28 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 69 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 1.85 7.4  
Mash volume with grains 2.33 9.3  
Grain absorption losses -0.74 -3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.21 g | 12.8 qt) 2.43 9.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.07 g | 16.3 qt) 3.29 13.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 2.52 g | 10.1 qt) 2.67 10.7  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 2.65 g | 10.6 qt) 2.5 10  
Total: 4.28 17.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black Cat IPA" Specialty IPA: Black IPA beer recipe by Nick Zelenenki. All Grain, ABV 6.5%, IBU 70.74, SRM 34.26, Fermentables: ( Chocolate Malt, Wheat Malt, White, Pale Ale Malt, German - CaraFoam, American - Caramel / Crystal 20L) Hops: (Cashmere, Idaho #7) Other: (Chalk, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Salt, Baking Soda, Lactic acid, Irish Moss)
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