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Better Than Bourbon

155 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 8th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 6-Row7 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 66.7%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 19%
8 oz Proximity - Crystal 408 oz Crystal 40 34.5 40 4.8%
4 oz Weyermann - Chocolate Wheat4 oz Chocolate Wheat 34.8 415 2.4%
8 oz Honey Malt8 oz Honey Malt 37 25 4.8%
4 oz Briess - Caramel Rye4 oz Caramel Rye 32 60 2.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Cluster0.3 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.4 Boil 60 min 8.75 15%
0.70 oz Cluster0.7 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.4 Boil 15 min 10.13 35%
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.4 Boil 5 min 5.82 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - G02 Kaiser
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 3.41 13.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.25 17  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.23 g | 20.9 qt) 5.65 22.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Better Than Bourbon" Kentucky Common beer recipe by jmorhous. All Grain, ABV 4.47%, IBU 24.7, SRM 15.37, Fermentables: (Pale 6-Row, Flaked Corn, Crystal 40, Chocolate Wheat, Honey Malt, Caramel Rye) Hops: (Cluster) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-06-06 03:19 UTC