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Kentucky Common Ale

183 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 21st 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb US - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 71.6%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 16.8%
10 oz Flaked Rye10 oz Flaked Rye 36 2.8 5.3%
6 oz American - Black Malt6 oz Black Malt 28 500 3.2%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3.2%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer - Cluster0.5 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 60 min 13.25 50%
0.20 oz Northern Brewer - Cluster0.2 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 30 min 4.07 20%
0.10 oz Northern Brewer - Cluster0.1 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 20 min 1.6 10%
0.20 oz Northern Brewer - Cluster0.2 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 0 min 20%
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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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -12 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 0
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.45 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
3.2 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.45 17.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.4 21.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.48 -5.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.32 g | 17.3 qt) 3.68 14.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.4 25.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.6 22.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.6 g | 22.4 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I found this recipe on reddit though Midwest now has it in a kit, I used the recipe from Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/zr19a6/kentucky_common_recipe/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

So I was also wondering about the hops schedule, and I was going to do 0.3 ounces at 30 minutes rather than the 0.2 ounces at 30 minutes and 0.1 ounces at 20 minutes, but here is what Brewer's Friend Calculated for the two separate hop additions.
30 minute - IBUs: 4.06 Utilization: 19.6% AAUs: 1.5
20 minute - IBUs: 1.6 Utilization: 15.5% AAUs: 0.8
If I change it to 0.3 ounces at 30 minutes I get the following:
30 minute - IBUs: 6.1 Utilization: 19.6% AAUs: 2.3

As you can see, combining the hop addition at 30 minutes increases the IBUs from 5.66 to 6.1. Not a huge difference, but it is a difference.

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