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Top Rope Owl Bear

181 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Hazy IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Caleb Lee & Krista Shanice Kautz
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEsfNOVJqZC/?hl=en
Created: Friday February 28th 2025
1.055
1.012
5.6%
21.3
4.2
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb DE - German - Pilsner (Weyermann)6.5 lb DE - German - Pilsner (Weyermann) 37.8 1.7 54.9%
1.50 lb American - Pale Malt (2 Row) US1.5 lb American - Pale Malt (2 Row) US 36.3 2 12.7%
1.50 lb US - American - White Wheat Malt1.5 lb US - American - White Wheat Malt 39.6 2.4 12.7%
1 lb GB - United Kingdom - Finest Maris Otter Ale Malt (Crisp)1 lb GB - United Kingdom - Finest Maris Otter Ale Malt (Crisp) 37.5 3.3 8.4%
1 lb US - American - Oats, Flaked1 lb US - American - Oats, Flaked 36.8 1 8.4%
5.60 oz US - UK - Oats, Golden Naked (Simpsons)5.6 oz US - UK - Oats, Golden Naked (Simpsons) 31.7 9.14 3%
11.85 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.15 oz Simcoe0.15 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13 Boil 90 min 6.92 0.8%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 165 °F 20 min 6.59 11%
2 oz BSG - Idaho 72 oz Idaho 7 Hops Pellet 13 Whirlpool at 165 °F 20 min 7.79 11%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 8 days 11%
6 oz Citra6 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 3 days 33.1%
6 oz Mosaic6 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.2 Dry Hop 3 days 33.1%
18.15 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.30 oz Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.10 oz Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.10 oz Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.10 oz Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
- Lallemand - Lalbrew Verdant IPA
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
12.2 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Hazy IPA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
18.4 7.8 31 47.8 74.7 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
38 qt Saccharification Infusion -- 155 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 qt/lb 7.41 29.6  
Mash volume with grains 8.35 33.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.48 -5.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.23 g | 8.9 qt) 2.93 11.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.91 g | 31.6 qt) 8.6 34.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.01 -0  
Post boil Volume 5.65 22.6  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.15 -0.6  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.33 41.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Won REB Roughtail Scale Up Competition. Was released with minor changes as a 5bbl batch.



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