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Lemondrop Pale Ale 2.0

177 calories 15.8 g 14 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.91 gallons
Post Boil Size: 26.44 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Martin
Hop Utilization: 86%
Calories: 177 calories (Per 14oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 14oz)
Created: Tuesday September 24th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
45 lb Castle Malting - Château Pale Ale45 lb Château Pale Ale 38 3.4 95.7%
2 lb Castle Malting - Château Cara Blond2 lb Château Cara Blond 34 8 4.3%
47 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Artisan - Citra3 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.2 Boil 60 min 25.04 15.8%
1 oz Artisan - Medusa1 oz Medusa Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 30 min 2.33 5.3%
2 oz Lemondrop2 oz Lemondrop Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 30 min 4.66 10.5%
2 oz Artisan - Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.2 Whirlpool 10 min 3.88 10.5%
1 oz Artisan - Medusa1 oz Medusa Hops Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool 0 min 0.7 5.3%
2 oz Lemondrop2 oz Lemondrop Hops Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool 0 min 1.41 10.5%
3 oz Artisan - Citra3 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.2 Dry Hop 3 days 15.8%
2 oz Artisan - Medusa2 oz Medusa Hops Pellet 4.8 Dry Hop 3 days 10.5%
3 oz Lemondrop3 oz Lemondrop Hops Pellet 4.8 Dry Hop 3 days 15.8%
19 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
23 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
16.34 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
13.14 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
5 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 450 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.88 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
16.43 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 27.41 gal (109.65 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 15.41 gal (61.65 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 21.39 gal (85.54 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.24 gal (32.96 qt) and adding 9.39 gal (37.54 qt) sparge/top-off. 17.63 70.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 17.63 70.5  
Mash volume with grains 21.39 85.5  
Grain absorption losses -5.88 -23.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.91 g | 63.7 qt) 16.41 65.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.41 g | 109.7 qt) 27.91 111.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 25.69 g | 102.8 qt) 26.44 105.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.19 -0.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26.25 g | 105 qt) 25.5 102  
Total: 34.04 136.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lemondrop Pale Ale 2.0" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Martin. All Grain, ABV 5.87%, IBU 38.03, SRM 5.46, Fermentables: (Château Pale Ale, Château Cara Blond) Hops: (Citra, Medusa, Lemondrop) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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