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164 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.51 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 12th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.77 lb Avangard - Pale 2-Row13.77 lb Pale 2-Row 37 2 75.3%
2.42 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter2.42 lb Finest Maris Otter 36.8 2.4 13.2%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 5.5%
0.38 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.375 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 2%
0.50 lb Dingemans - Biscuit0.5 lb Biscuit 34.5 22 2.7%
0.23 lb Briess - LME Pilsen Light0.229687 lb LME Pilsen Light 35 2.5 1.3%
18.29 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 60 min 4.37 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 55 min 4.28 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 50 min 4.16 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 45 min 4.01 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 40 min 3.84 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 35 min 3.62 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 30 min 3.36 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 25 min 3.04 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 20 min 2.65 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 15 min 2.17 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 10 min 1.59 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 5 min 0.87 7.7%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.7 Whirlpool 0 min 0.81 7.7%
3.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 164 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 7.9 31.6  
Mash volume with grains 9.35 37.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.26 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.2 g | 24.8 qt) 6.1 24.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.61 g | 46.5 qt) 11.51 46  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.01 -0  
Top off amount 0.01 0  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 14 56
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Back to Basics" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Brewer #452164. All Grain, ABV 5.35%, IBU 38.78, SRM 6.84, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Finest Maris Otter, Flaked Barley, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Biscuit, LME Pilsen Light) Hops: (Centennial)
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