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Heady Topper Clone

237 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 237 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 28th 2014
1.072
1.013
7.8%
127.3
5.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 lb United Kingdom - Pearl11.5 lb Pearl 37 2.1 82.1%
12 oz United Kingdom - Cara Malt12 oz Cara Malt 35 17.5 5.4%
12 oz American - White Wheat12 oz White Wheat 40 2.8 5.4%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0.5 7.1%
14 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hopshot 10.00 ml2 oz Hopshot 10.00 ml Hops Pellet 15 Boil 90 min 105.99 12.5%
0.50 oz Apollo0.5 oz Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Boil 5 min 6.58 3.1%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 5 min 8.36 6.3%
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 0 min 6.3%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 0 min 12.5%
1 oz Amarillo - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min1 oz Amarillo - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min Hops Pellet 8.6 Whirlpool at 210 °F 0 min 1.07 6.3%
0.50 oz Apollo - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min0.5 oz Apollo - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min Hops Pellet 20 Whirlpool at 210 °F 0 min 1.25 3.1%
0.50 oz Centennial - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min0.5 oz Centennial - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 210 °F 0 min 0.62 3.1%
1 oz Columbus - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min1 oz Columbus - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min Hops Pellet 15 Whirlpool at 210 °F 0 min 1.87 6.3%
1 oz Simcoe - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min1 oz Simcoe - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 210 °F 0 min 1.59 6.3%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop 8 days 6.3%
0.50 oz Apollo0.5 oz Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Dry Hop 8 days 3.1%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 8 days 6.3%
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop 8 days 6.3%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 8 days 12.5%
16 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
GigaYeast - Vermont IPA Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
62 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 398 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Fly Sparge -- 150 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.88 19.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.92 23.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.5 22  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.42 g | 33.7 qt) 8.5 34  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.07 0.3  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -1  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 6.08 g | 24.3 qt) 6 24  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.15 -0.6  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5.85 23.4  
Total: 10.38 41.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

you can use any yeast, they say use Conan Yeast but you can't buy it so any British style yeast will do

you will need 400 billion cells of yeast so 4 packets dry or 2 with a good 1.071 starter

Split dry hop in half and add half on day 14 and day 21. Carb on day 25.

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