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Helmet Breaker

324 calories 32.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Shane
Calories: 324 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 1st 2015
1.097
1.024
9.7%
76.0
12.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
33 lb American - Pilsner33 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 78.6%
3.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L3.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 8.3%
1.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.6%
4 lb Turbinado4 lb Turbinado 44 10 9.5%
42 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Amarillo4 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 8.6 Boil 90 min 41.09 64.5%
1.20 oz Simcoe1.2 oz Simcoe Hops Leaf/Whole 12.7 Boil 90 min 18.2 19.4%
1 oz Nugget1 oz Nugget Hops Leaf/Whole 14 Boil 90 min 16.72 16.1%
6.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
2 each servomyces Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Essex Ale Yeast WLP022
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
71 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1258 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
yellow bitter profile
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11.5 qt beta rest Temperature -- 122 °F 15 min
11.5 qt conversion Temperature -- 149 °F 60 min
11.5 qt mash out Temperature -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.98 gal (55.93 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.98 gal (7.93 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.92 gal (59.66 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.96 gal (35.84 qt) and adding 2.92 gal (11.66 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.88 47.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 11.88 47.5  
Mash volume with grains 14.92 59.7  
Grain absorption losses -4.75 -19  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.8 g | 27.2 qt) 6.32 25.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3 1.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.98 g | 55.9 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 11.5 46  
Going into fermentor 11.5 46  
Total: 18.2 72.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Protein rest for approx 25min
Overshot 2nd mash temp ended at 160 for 1 hour
OG - .097

racked to secondary in 14 days. Dry hopped with 2oz Simcoe, 2 oz hood, 1oz Cascade

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