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Zest of Summer Ale

212 calories 21.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.297 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Walter Hansen
Calories: 212 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 29th 2022
1.064
1.016
6.3%
46.6
6.8
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Mecca Grade - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 30 2.8 61.5%
5 lb German - Wheat Malt5 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 25.6%
2 lb German - Vienna2 lb Vienna 37 4 10.3%
0.50 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 2.6%
19.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Barth-Haas - Sorachi Ace0.5 oz Sorachi Ace Hops Pellet 12.9 Boil 60 min 16.62 14.3%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13 Boil 15 min 16.63 28.6%
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 13.36 57.1%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.80 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.30 oz Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
3 each Grapefruit Zest Spice Boil 4 min.
5 each Lemon Zest Spice Boil 4 min.
5 each Lime Zest Spice Boil 4 min.
3 each Orange Zest Spice Boil 4 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 145 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 10 20 110 15 30
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.12 gal Infusion 132 °F 124 °F 10 min
Infusion -- 154 °F 50 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.31 29.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.37 g | 13.5 qt) 8.87 35.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.44 -9.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 3.38 13.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.13 g | 12.5 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 1.5 6  
Top off amount 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 7 28  
Total: 10.69 42.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Zest of Summer Ale" Specialty Fruit Beer recipe by Walter Hansen. All Grain, ABV 6.25%, IBU 46.61, SRM 6.82, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Wheat Malt, Vienna, Honey Malt) Hops: (Sorachi Ace, Citra) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), gypsum (calcium sulfate), Lactic acid, Irish Moss, Grapefruit Zest, Lemon Zest, Lime Zest, Orange Zest)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-05-01 00:15 UTC