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Heady Topper Clone

268 calories 25.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 268 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 24th 2015
1.081
1.017
8.4%
75.8
6.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
27 lb United Kingdom - Pearl27 lb Pearl 37 2.1 78.3%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Carastan Light (15L)1.5 lb Carastan Light (15L) 35 15 4.3%
1.50 lb American - White Wheat1.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 4.3%
2.50 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light2.5 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 7.2%
2 lb Cane Sugar2 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 5.8%
34.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Apollo1 oz Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Boil 5 min 5.17 3.6%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 5 min 6.57 7.1%
2 oz Columbus2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 0 min 7.1%
4 oz Simcoe4 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 0 min 14.3%
2 oz Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min 10.74 7.1%
1 oz Apollo1 oz Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min 12.48 3.6%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min 6.24 3.6%
2 oz Columbus2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min 18.73 7.1%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min 15.85 7.1%
2 oz Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop 8 days 7.1%
1 oz Apollo1 oz Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Dry Hop 8 days 3.6%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 8 days 7.1%
2 oz Columbus2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop 8 days 7.1%
4 oz Simcoe4 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 8 days 14.3%
28 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 ml Hopshot Other Boil 90 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 888 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
45 qt Temperature -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.89 gal (59.55 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.89 gal (11.55 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.65 gal (54.6 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.6 gal (38.4 qt) and adding 1.65 gal (6.6 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.25 45  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 11.25 45  
Mash volume with grains 13.65 54.6  
Grain absorption losses -3.75 -15  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.3 g | 29.2 qt) 5.91 23.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.34 1.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.89 g | 59.6 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.34 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 12.3 49.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3 -1.2  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.16 68.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Heady Topper Clone" American IPA beer recipe by SlainVic94. All Grain, ABV 8.39%, IBU 75.78, SRM 6.1, Fermentables: (Pearl, Carastan Light (15L), White Wheat, Dry Malt Extract - Light, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Apollo, Simcoe, Columbus, Amarillo, Centennial) Other: (Hopshot)
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