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Old Cranky Bastard

259 calories 25.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Calories: 259 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 30th 2023
1.078
1.018
7.9%
67.1
14.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
28 lb US - Pale 2-Row28 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 82.4%
3 lb Aromatic Malt3 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 8.8%
2 lb Belgian - CaraMunich2 lb CaraMunich 33 50 5.9%
1 lb Belgian - Special B1 lb Special B 34 115 2.9%
34 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Chinook2 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 11.1 Boil 90 min 30.82 40%
1 oz Galena1 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13.9 Boil 60 min 18.04 20%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 11.1 Boil 30 min 11.07 20%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 11.1 Boil 15 min 7.15 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 893 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.13 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.94 gal (59.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.94 gal (11.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.47 gal (61.88 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.28 gal (37.12 qt) and adding 3.47 gal (13.88 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.75 51  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 12.75 51  
Mash volume with grains 15.47 61.9  
Grain absorption losses -4.25 -17  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.69 g | 26.8 qt) 6.25 25  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.94 g | 59.8 qt) 14.5 58  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 12.5 50  
Going into fermentor 12.5 50  
Total: 19 76
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Old Cranky Bastard" American Strong Ale beer recipe by Brewer #377121. All Grain, ABV 7.93%, IBU 67.08, SRM 13.95, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Aromatic Malt, CaraMunich, Special B) Hops: (Chinook, Galena, Simcoe)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-04-22 14:20 UTC