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The Empress GF Pale

163 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday April 26th 2025
1.050
1.009
5.4%
25.5
4.5
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Root Shoot Malting - Genie Pale 2-Row10 lb Genie Pale 2-Row 36 2 94.1%
10 oz Weyermann - Acidulated10 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 5.9%
10.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Artisan - Motueka0.5 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 205 °F 60 min 9.37 25%
0.50 oz Artisan - Motueka0.5 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 205 °F 45 min 8.6 25%
0.50 oz Artisan - Motueka0.5 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 205 °F 20 min 5.67 25%
0.50 oz Artisan - Motueka0.5 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 205 °F 5 min 1.87 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Grapefruit Peel Flavor Boil 15 min.
 
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:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 74 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.5 oz       Temp: 65 °F       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fort Collins 2012
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
17 2 3 3 13 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 gal mash rest Temperature 153 °F 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.65 18.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.5 22  
Grain absorption losses -1.33 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3 g | 12 qt) 1.93 7.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.08 g | 24.3 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 4.5 18  
Going into fermentor 4.5 18  
Total: 6.58 26.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Empress GF Pale" No Profile Selected beer recipe by J.Bird. All Grain, ABV 5.38%, IBU 25.51, SRM 4.45, Fermentables: (Genie Pale 2-Row, Acidulated) Hops: (Motueka) Other: (Grapefruit Peel)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-04-26 17:27 UTC