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Tropical Cyclone Alfred

202 calories 18 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 26 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30 liters
Post Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Andrew Dalley
No Chill: 5 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 202 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 18 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Friday February 28th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.36 kg Voyager Craft Malt - Pale Compass1.36 kg Pale Compass 38.1 2.79 26.2%
0.54 kg Gladfield - American Ale Malt0.538 kg American Ale Malt $ 2.60 / kg
$ 1.40 		37.3 2.54 10.4%
0.05 kg Voyager Craft Malt - Chit Malt (Latrobe)0.048 kg Chit Malt (Latrobe) $ 5.50 / kg
$ 0.26 		32.2 1.31 0.9%
0.65 kg Weyermann - Melanoidin0.65 kg Melanoidin $ 6.20 / kg
$ 4.03 		34.5 27 12.5%
2.45 kg Gladfield - American Ale Malt2.45 kg American Ale Malt $ 2.60 / kg
$ 6.37 		37.3 2.54 47.2%
0.10 kg Barrett Burston - Wheat Malt0.1 kg Wheat Malt $ 5.50 / kg
$ 0.55 		35.4 1.8 1.9%
0.05 kg Gladfield - Shepherds Delight Malt0.05 kg Shepherds Delight Malt - (late mash tun addition) $ 6.90 / kg
$ 0.35 		35 120 1%
5.20 kg / $ 12.96
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Dr. Rudi40 g Dr. Rudi Hops Pellet 10 Boil 35 min 37.64 53.3%
10 g Dr. Rudi10 g Dr. Rudi Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 95 °C 5 min 1.42 13.3%
25 g Mandarina Bavaria25 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Whirlpool at 95 °C 5 min 3.02 33.3%
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Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 100 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L Rain water Infusion 66 °C 66 °C 75 min
15 L Rain water Sparge 70 °C 70 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 66 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 19
Mash volume with grains 22.4
Grain absorption losses -5.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.2 L) 17.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.1 L) 30
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 26.2 L) 27
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26.8 L) 26
Total: 36.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Tropical Cyclone Alfred" Best Bitter beer recipe by Andrew Dalley. All Grain, ABV 4.84%, IBU 42.09, SRM 7.87, Fermentables: (Pale Compass, American Ale Malt, Chit Malt (Latrobe), Melanoidin, Wheat Malt, Shepherds Delight Malt) Hops: (Dr. Rudi, Mandarina Bavaria)
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