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4Gs Session PA

150 calories 13.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 17th 2015
1.046
1.008
5.0%
58.7
9.5
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb Viking - Pilsner Malt7.5 lb Pilsner Malt 37 1.9 71.4%
1 lb American - Vienna1 lb Vienna 35 4 9.5%
0.50 lb American - Victory0.5 lb Victory 34 28 4.8%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 10.5 lb Caramunich Type 1 33.5 35 4.8%
0.50 lb Viking - Caramel 1500.5 lb Caramel 150 35 76.2 4.8%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Columbus0.4 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 21.25 6.3%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 20 min 21.45 15.6%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 8.99 15.6%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 4.94 15.6%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 2 min 2.1 15.6%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 4 days 31.3%
6.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
1 oz Silicon Oxide Fining Secondary 2 days
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tbsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 91 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Oxford Michigan USA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
32 6 17 32 42 354
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
4 gal Batch Sparge 200 °F 170 °F 5 min
5.5 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 5.25 21  
Mash volume with grains 6.09 24.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.98 g | 15.9 qt) 4.31 17.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.67 g | 30.7 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 6 24  
Total: 9.56 38.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

~30% RO
~70% Tap

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