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260 calories 25.1 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 256 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 264 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 17.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 260 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 25.1 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Tuesday April 4th 2023
19.0 °P
4.4 °P
8.0%
15.8
4.3
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
495 lb Weyermann - Pilsner495 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 67.8%
100 lb Grain Millers - Rolled Oats100 lb Rolled Oats 33 2.2 13.7%
110 lb Weyermann - Pale Wheat110 lb Pale Wheat 36 2 15.1%
25 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose25 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 3.4%
730 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5.50 lb Motueka5.5 lb Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool at 175 °F 15 min 5.77 5.6%
5.50 lb BSG - Citra5.5 lb Citra Hops Pellet 12.2 Whirlpool at 175 °F 15 min 10.05 5.6%
11 lb BSG - Citra11 lb Citra Hops Pellet 12.2 Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 66 °F 6 days 11.1%
22 lb Riwaka22 lb Riwaka Hops Pellet 5.5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 66 °F 6 days 22.2%
11 lb BSG - Citra11 lb Citra Hops Pellet 12.2 Dry Hop at 68 °F 8 days 11.1%
22 lb Motueka22 lb Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop at 68 °F 8 days 22.2%
11 lb Yakima Valley Hops - Riwaka11 lb Riwaka Hops Pellet 5.5 Dry Hop at 58 °F 9 days 11.1%
11 lb Motueka11 lb Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop at 58 °F 11 days 11.1%
99 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
300 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
250 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
75 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A38 Juice
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 6446 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Keene, NH August 2020
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
264.37 gal Strike 163 °F 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 257.5 gal (1030 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.05 gal (40.22 qt) and adding 245.5 gal (982 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 320.78 gal (1283.1 qt) 264.38 1057.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 264.38 1057.5  
Mash volume with grains 320.78 1283.1  
Grain absorption losses -88.13 -352.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 88 352  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 255.55 g | 1022.2 qt) 264 1056  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 1.95 7.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 264.45 g | 1057.8 qt) 256 1024  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -6.6 -26.4  
Estimated amount in fermentor 249.4 997.6  
Total: 352.38 1409.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"4 Play" Specialty IPA: New England IPA beer recipe by Jro1. All Grain, ABV 8.03%, IBU 15.82, SRM 4.29, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Rolled Oats, Pale Wheat, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Motueka, Citra, Riwaka) Other: (Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), gypsum (calcium sulfate))
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