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Little Dipper Alpha

264 calories 23.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Double IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.080 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 61% (brew house)
Calories: 264 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday May 6th 2024
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8.5%
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.70 lb Weyermann - Pale Ale15.7 lb Pale Ale 39 2.3 84%
2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 10.7%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 2.7%
0.50 lb Briess - Special Roast0.5 lb Special Roast 33 40 2.7%
18.70 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Bravo1 oz Bravo Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 43.38 25%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 30 min 27.32 25%
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 10 min 13.6 25%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 3 days 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
28.92 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 154 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.26 25.1  
Mash volume with grains 7.6 30.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.09 -8.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.53 g | 14.1 qt) 3.42 13.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.16 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.61 g | 30.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.68 38.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Little Dipper Alpha" Double IPA beer recipe by Iron Mike. All Grain, ABV 8.48%, IBU 84.3, SRM 7.41, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Caramel / Crystal 10L, Special Roast) Hops: (Bravo, Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial) Other: (Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-05-06 16:52 UTC