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Hungry Caterpillar

199 calories 21.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 199 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 1st 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb US - Pale 2-Row13 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 86.7%
1.50 lb Dingemans - Belgian Cara 8 Pils Malt1.5 lb Belgian Cara 8 Pils Malt 30 6 10%
0.50 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.3%
15 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 14.4 Boil 60 min 23.63 9.1%
1 oz Northern Brewer - Mighty Axe Julius1 oz Mighty Axe Julius Hops Pellet 6.6 Boil 15 min 10.75 18.2%
2 oz Northern Brewer - Mighty Axe Julius2 oz Mighty Axe Julius Hops Pellet 6.6 Boil 0 min 36.4%
2 oz Northern Brewer - Mighty Axe Julius2 oz Mighty Axe Julius Hops Pellet 6.6 Dry Hop 3 days 36.4%
5.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Lutra Kveik OYL-071
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 95 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 117 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.83 27.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.13 g | 16.5 qt) 5 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.63 g | 30.5 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 6 24  
Total: 10.63 42.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2/8/2022
This lutra is taking forever. Tonight its 10 brix which is like 1026 and 4.6%. Tastes sweet. Still bubbling smh
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2/3/2022
measured 1060 OG i think i got more than 5.5 gallons. i accidentally grained into my entire volume of hot liquor. after mash i sparged a little with about 1.5 or 2 gallons of cold water. pre boil vol was like 8.5 gallons
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2/1/2022
revamping summer madness for this beer which will feature mighty axe julius hops instead of cascade. going with lutra again.

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9/13/2021
last week measured 1013 FG for 4.8%abv. but it does not taste that light. nice body and carapils flavor, also the dry hop was faint but nice. could maybe use more dry hop but in the interest of keeping it light and cheap and not-session-ipa, i think its perfect just like this.
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9/1/2021 - brew day
Not too confident on 70% eff dropping to 60, bumping 2row from 975 to 1150. Should do better with water but i think I'm gonna use tap and leave out acid
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7/22/2021
Just had Port City Essential Pale Ale recently which has to be the tastiest pale ale on the planet...at very least it is one of my absolute favorite beers. this time it strikes me that it has a lot of not bitter hop flavor and decent backbone while still being 5.5%.

Their website says 35ibu so im knocking down the warrior contribution from 0.75 to 0.4oz. Adding more cascade in the flameout and dry hop (1oz-->2oz)

consider going 3oz in dry hop. maybe some pilsner malt or something else to add more malt backbone. vienna? but the carapils might be fine. at least to start.

need to review water. would like to use tap and adjust but unsure rn, been having off mash pH readings and low efficiency.
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4/16/2021
initial recipe formulation
taking notes from northern brewer extra pale ale recipe
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2785/6868/t/3/assets/AG-ExtraPaleAle-1526773845201.pdf?10657806027719427399

also from untitled 2 recipe : https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/254312/untitled-2

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