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Cigar City Tocabaga Red Ale Clone

280 calories 34 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Jerud Hanson (adapted from Tony Johnson's recipe)
Calories: 280 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 34 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 16th 2014
1.083
1.028
7.2%
76.0
15.5
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.91 lb American - Pale 2-Row13.91 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 68.1%
2.18 lb American - Vienna2.18 lb Vienna 35 4 10.7%
1.64 lb American - Munich - Dark 20L1.64 lb Munich - Dark 20L 33 20 8%
1.09 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1.09 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5.3%
4.36 oz German - Acidulated Malt4.36 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.3%
2.18 oz American - Chocolate2.18 oz Chocolate 29 350 0.7%
6.55 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)6.55 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2%
0.80 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.8 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 3.9%
20.44 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.55 oz Columbus0.55 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 90 min 31.01 6.3%
0.55 oz Centennial0.55 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 30 min 11.08 6.3%
1.09 oz Amarillo1.09 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 15 min 9.08 12.5%
1.09 oz Cascade1.09 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 7.39 12.5%
0.55 oz Centennial0.55 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 210 °F 20 min 6.48 6.3%
0.55 oz Pacifica0.55 oz Pacifica Hops Pellet 5.4 Whirlpool at 210 °F 20 min 3.5 6.3%
0.55 oz Cascade0.55 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool at 210 °F 20 min 4.53 6.3%
0.55 oz Willamette0.55 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Hopback at 210 °F 20 min 2.91 6.3%
3.27 oz Citra3.27 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 7 days 37.4%
8.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Unflavored Gelatin Other Other --
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 227 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Forced Carbonation       Amount: 14       CO2 Level: psi Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
John's House
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 73 11 0 200
Use RO water and add 10g (2.5 tsp) gypsum, 3g (.5 tsp) table salt, and 8g (1.8tsp) Calcium Chloride. Acidulated Malt can be subbed for lactic or citric acid.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 6.38 25.5  
Mash volume with grains 7.95 31.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.45 -9.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.72 g | 18.9 qt) 4.26 17.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.06 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.46 g | 33.8 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6.08 24.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.06 -0.2  
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.02 -0.1  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 10.65 42.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Original Recipe Notes:

Changed hop addition order and times...added a few pounds 2 row to adjust for efficiency, set mash temp lower to get rid of some of the sweetness.

Similiar version took 2nd place (Specialty Category) at the 2013 Best Florida Beer Championships.

My Notes and Alterations:

  1. Having to substitute Cascade hops for Vanguard due to lack of availability.

  2. Recipe requires English style yeast, so will use yeast starter harvested from WL002.
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