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Grapefruit Mike II

208 calories 20.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Z. Michel
Calories: 208 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 23rd 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb German - Pilsner11 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 80.3%
1 lb Munich - Light 10L1 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 7.3%
1 lb German - Rye1 lb Rye 38 3.5 7.3%
0.70 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.7 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.1%
13.70 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Nelson Sauvin1 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 30 min 29.32 12.5%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13.1 Boil 15 min 9.92 6.3%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 16.3 Boil 15 min 12.34 6.3%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13.1 Boil 1 min 0.86 6.3%
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 16.3 Boil 1 min 2.15 12.5%
0.50 oz Nelson Sauvin0.5 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 1 min 0.82 6.3%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 3 days 12.5%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop 3 days 12.5%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop 3 days 6.3%
1.50 oz Nelson Sauvin1.5 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 3 days 18.8%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
2 each Grapefruit Zest Spice Other 10 min.
1 each Grapefruit Zest Spice Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Saccharomyces "Bruxellensis" Trois WLP644
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 85 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
71 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 qt Vorlauf final 30 minutes Infusion -- 152 °F 90 min
10 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
10 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 4.45 17.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.55 22.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.71 -6.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.16 g | 20.6 qt) 4.51 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.65 g | 30.6 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.96 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

8.16
bottle 2.5 volumes (4.8 oz.) for 5.25 gallons
1 gallon lost to kettle trub and fermenter yeast sediment
Pulled in more hop and yeast sediment; hops had been resting on top

8.13
dry hop and add grapefruit zest

8.10
Make starter or two vials next time, yeast may been a bit stressed
FG 1.014
Tastes great, now for dry hopping

7.28
boil gravity ~1.050 (slightly low, 4 points)
OG 1.064 at 72F
5.5+ gallons, .5+ gallon left in kettle w. trub, hop sediment

Grapefruit zest added at 165 for 10 minute stand
Zest grapefruits: www.monkeysee.com/play/16926-how-to-zest-a-grapefruit

http://www.brewersfriend.com/mash/
-grain 76F, mash tun ~76F
-add grain to mash water 164F (added water to tun at 170)
-start mash ~153F
-60 minutes ~ 153.5F

http://www.brewheads.com/batch.php
-sparge w. 184 to hit ~160
-sparge w. 190 to hit ~165
**seems ~5-10F lost in the transfer/calculator is low

http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html

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