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Summer Ale

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Clone Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.091 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 7th 2025
1.050
1.012
4.9%
5.3
4.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Dingemans - Belgian Pilsner Malt5.5 lb Belgian Pilsner Malt 37 1.6 52.4%
0.50 lb Cara 20L0.5 lb Cara 20L 34 22 4.8%
3.50 lb Briess - White Wheat Malt3.5 lb White Wheat Malt 39.1 2.5 33.3%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 9.5%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 4.47 50%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 3.75 Boil 5 min 0.81 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Lemon Zest Spice Boil 10 min.
2 oz Grains of paradise Spice Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 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 1.5 qt/lb 3.94 15.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.78 19.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.66 g | 18.7 qt) 0.63 2.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 4.56 18.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

MASH: 10.5 x 1.25 = 3.28125 gal (3gal, 4 cups, 4 Oz)

LOSS: 10.5 x .125= 1.3125 gal

POST MASH: 3.28125-1.3125 = 1.96875

TARGET PRE-BOIL: 5.5 gal

SPARGE: 5.5-1.96785=3.53215 gal (3gal, 8 cups, 5 oz)
-28 cups per batch-

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  • Last Updated: 2025-04-07 15:56 UTC