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Kentucky Common Ale

174 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.38 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Mongrelized
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 11th 2023
1.053
1.011
5.5%
22.5
14.5
5.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Canada Malting - CMC 6-ROW MALT6 lb CMC 6-ROW MALT 37 2.2 60%
3 lb Flaked Corn3 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 30%
4 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L4 oz Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 2.5%
8 oz US - Brewers Crystals8 oz Brewers Crystals 44 2 5%
4 oz Briess - Black Malt4 oz Black Malt 27 500 2.5%
160 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil at 204 °F 30 min 17.04 50%
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil at 204 °F 15 min 5.5 25%
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.5 Aroma 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tbsp Alpha Amylase Water Agt Mash 2 hr.
6.87 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 2 hr.
5 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Mash 2 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 341 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.27 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Denver, CO--tap water.
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
37 10 23 33 60 94.4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 qt Cereal Temperature 100 °F 158 °F 10 min
10 qt Protein Temperature 100 °F 125 °F 10 min
Beta Temperature 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Alpha Temperature 152 °F 160 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.47 g | 33.9 qt) 7.78 31.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.23 g | 36.9 qt) 8.54 34.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.38 25.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.8 23.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.8 g | 23.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 7.78 31.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2500-ml starter at 1.040.

Target Pitch Rate Cells: 353 billion cells

Growth Rate: 1.4 Initial Cells Per Extract (B/g): 0.05
Ending Cell Count: 385 billion cells
Resulting Pitch Rate: 1.36M cells / mL / °P

Starter meets desired pitching rate!

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  • Last Updated: 2023-12-15 02:59 UTC