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Hard Times Pale Ale

181 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Steve Buck
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 6th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb American - Pale Ale9.5 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 95%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 29.24 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 22.47 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 7 min 7.85 33.3%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Camden Tablet Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 257 B cells required
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Priming
Amount: 9.2 PSI @ 26F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Webster WTP - Lake Ontario, MCWA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
34 9 21 34 27 146
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13.44 qt Strike temp: 131.1F Temperature -- 122 °F 30 min
9 qt Strike temp: 212F Infusion -- 155 °F 35 min
13.3 qt Batch Sparge Strike temp: 175F Sparge -- 175 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.13 12.5  
Mash volume with grains 3.93 15.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.99 g | 20 qt) 5.38 21.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.5 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

"Hard times, Richard. Hard times in Cold River City!" -Noah Rondeau

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