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Summer Ale

144 calories 14.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: California Common Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 144 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday August 16th 2015
1.044
1.010
4.5%
35.8
3.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Pilsner4 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 40%
4 lb American - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 40%
1 lb American - White Wheat1 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 10%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey 42 2 10%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Sterling0.75 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 60 min 25.23 27.3%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 20 min 9.37 36.4%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 1 min 1.17 36.4%
2.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each grapefruit zest Flavor Boil --
3 each Lemons Flavor Boil --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 qt Sparge -- 149 °F 60 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 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.1 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.03 g | 20.1 qt) 4.42 17.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.1 g | 28.4 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.8 31.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Ale" California Common Beer recipe by kvmmin_in_hop. All Grain, ABV 4.5%, IBU 35.77, SRM 3.52, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, Honey) Hops: (Sterling, Hallertau Hersbrucker, Cascade) Other: (grapefruit zest, Lemons)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-08-16 22:07 UTC