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Nearly Nirvana Pale Ale

180 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Scott
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 2nd 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
26 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row26 lb Premium 2-Row 37 2 94.5%
1.50 lb Simpsons - Crystal Light 1.5 lb Crystal Light 33.1 38.03 5.5%
27.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5 Boil 75 min 14.96 25%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 14.32 25%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 7.1 25%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 5 min 2.85 25%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.73 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST
Amount:
2.36 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 230 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.22 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
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
10.2 gal Temperature 164 °F 157 °F 60 min
4.7 gal Fly Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 15.18 gal (60.7 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 3.18 gal (12.7 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.51 gal (50.05 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.8 gal (39.2 qt) and adding 0.51 gal (2.05 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.31 41.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.31 41.3  
Mash volume with grains 12.51 50.1  
Grain absorption losses -3.44 -13.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.55 g | 34.2 qt) 8.38 33.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 15.18 g | 60.7 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume 13 52  
Going into fermentor 13 52  
Total: 18.69 74.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

AHA Big Brew 2023 recipe. I have scaled it up here to make two 5.5 gl batches.

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