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Fonio 5bbl

152 calories 11.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 180 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 200 gallons
Post Boil Size: 192 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.027 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 152 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 10th 2025
1.047
1.006
5.3%
15.4
2.4
5.1
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
250 lb Mountain Malt - Mountain Pilsner Base Malt250 lb Mountain Pilsner Base Malt 37.4 1.4 70.4%
5 lb Rice Hulls5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 1.4%
100 lb Rahr - SN - GH - Rahr - Fonio100 lb SN - GH - Rahr - Fonio - (late mash tun addition) 35.5 0 28.2%
355 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.75 lb Hallertau Mittelfruh2.75 lb Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.3 First Wort 90 min 15.44 100%
2.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
250 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
84%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2784 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Golden March 2025
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70 12 45 110 110 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
160 gal Strike 157 °F 148 °F 60 min
100 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8028 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 183.9 gal (735.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 171.9 gal (687.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 188.4 gal (753.59 qt) 160 640  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 160 640  
Mash volume with grains 188.4 753.6  
Grain absorption losses -44.38 -177.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 68.53 g | 274.1 qt) 84.63 338.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 183.9 g | 735.6 qt) 200 800  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.65 -6.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 180 g | 720 qt) 192 768  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 192 g | 768 qt) 180 720  
Total: 244.63 978.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

initial recipe plan was 78% efficiency, OG 1.055 and 6% ABV

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