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The Cousins Mighty Medusa

258 calories 28.9 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 120 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 130 liters
Post Boil Size: 125 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Cousin's Craft Beer
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 258 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 28.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday December 31st 2022
1.055
1.016
5.2%
2.8
8.9
n/a
132.79
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 kg Bestmalz - BEST Heidelberg25 kg BEST Heidelberg 1.65 € / kg
41.25 € 		38 1.3 89.3%
3 kg United Kingdom - Oat Malt3 kg Oat Malt 3.00 € / kg
9.00 € 		28 2 10.7%
28 kg / 50.25 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 € 		Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool at 80 °C 40 min 2.8 20%
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 € 		Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool at 75 °C 30 min 20%
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 € 		Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool at 70 °C 20 min 20%
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 € 		Pellet 4.8 Dry Hop at 23 °C 8 days 20%
200 g Medusa200 g Medusa Hops 75.00 € / kg
15.00 € 		Pellet 4.8 Dry Hop at 15 °C 4 days 20%
1,000 g / 75.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 each Protofloc Fining Boil 12 min.
1.50 g Servomyces Other Boil 7 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33
Amount:
92 Grams
Cost:
82.00 € / kg
7.54 €
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 570 B cells required
7.54 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.75 bar       Temp: 3 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 30 95 60 32
RO water adjustment:
Baking Soda NaHCO3 7gr
Gypsum CaSO4 15gr
Calcium Chloride CaCl2 25gr
Epsom Salt MgSO4 7gr
Canning Salt NaCl 7gr
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
75 L Strike 74 °C 66 °C 60 min
-- 77 °C 1 min
85 L Fly Sparge -- 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 19 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 128.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 83.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 102.48 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 26.92 L and adding 57.08 L sparge/top-off. 84
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 84
Mash volume with grains 102.5
Grain absorption losses -28
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 73.6 L) 74.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 128.7 L) 130
Boil off losses -5.7
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 123 L) 125
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 122 L) 120
Total: 158.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation schedule:
Start fermenting at 19°C
Day 2 go to 20°C
Day 3 go to 21°C
Day 5 go to 22°C
Day 6 go to 23°C add first dry hop
Day 10 go down to 18°C then add second dry hop.
Day 14 transfer in brite tank and add 30 grams ascorbic acid, then
cool down to 3.0°C
Day 16 carbonate 5 days at 10.5/11.0 PSI
Day 21 bottling day

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