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Purple Caps

140 calories 11.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 17.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21 gallons
Post Boil Size: 17.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 140 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 25th 2024
1.043
1.007
4.7%
22.3
3.0
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
21 lb Proximity - Pale Malt21 lb Pale Malt 37.5 2 78.1%
3 lb Rice3 lb Rice 35.5 1 11.2%
10 oz Proximity - Pale Ale Malt10 oz Pale Ale Malt 37 3.5 2.3%
2.25 lb Cane Sugar2.25 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 8.4%
26.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Liberty3 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 18.56 50%
3 oz Liberty3 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 3.7 50%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 248 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Coastal Empire
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.125 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 30 min
16.5 gal Sparge 170 °F 165 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 19.23 gal (76.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 7.23 gal (28.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 8 32  
Mash volume with grains 9.97 39.9  
Grain absorption losses -3.08 -12.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14.38 g | 57.5 qt) 16.16 64.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.17 0.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 19.23 g | 76.9 qt) 21 84  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 17.5 70  
Going into fermentor 17.5 70  
Total: 24.16 96.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Purple Caps" Cream Ale beer recipe by Brewer #392398. All Grain, ABV 4.69%, IBU 22.26, SRM 2.95, Fermentables: (Pale Malt, Rice, Pale Ale Malt, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Liberty)
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