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Kentucky Common

166 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 9th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb Rahr - Pale Ale6.5 lb Pale Ale 36.34 3.5 70.3%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 21.6%
4.50 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L4.5 oz Caramel Malt - 60L 35.4 60 3%
3 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 90L3 oz Caramel Malt - 90L 34.5 90 2%
3 oz Briess - Chocolate3 oz Chocolate 25 350 2%
1.50 oz Briess - Black Malt1.5 oz Black Malt 27 500 1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Cluster0.6 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 15.86 25.5%
0.75 oz Cluster0.75 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 15 min 9.84 31.9%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 0 min 42.6%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Jordan Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70 4 19 74 89 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.73 gal Strike 162 °F 151 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge 65 °F 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 67 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.47 13.9  
Mash volume with grains 4.21 16.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.16 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.53 g | 18.1 qt) 3.94 15.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.59 g | 26.4 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.41 29.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kentucky Common" Kentucky Common beer recipe by Brewer #43379. All Grain, ABV 5.54%, IBU 25.7, SRM 16.76, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Flaked Corn, Caramel Malt - 60L, Caramel Malt - 90L, Chocolate, Black Malt) Hops: (Cluster, Saaz) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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