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Galaxy Circus DIPA

273 calories 27.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Double IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Union Street Homebrew
Calories: 273 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 22nd 2015
1.082
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8.7%
106.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale Ale11 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 63.8%
3 lb German - Vienna3 lb Vienna 37 4 17.4%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 5.8%
0.75 lb German - Carapils0.75 lb Carapils 35 1.3 4.3%
0.25 lb German - CaraRed0.25 lb CaraRed 34 20 1.4%
0.25 lb German - CaraMunich I0.25 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 1.4%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 5.8%
17.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Columbus1.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.7 Boil 60 min 57.89 12%
1 oz Galaxy1 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 15.2 Boil 20 min 25.93 8%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 5 min 14.27 16%
1 oz Galaxy1 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 15.2 Boil 5 min 8.54 8%
3 oz Citra3 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min 24%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 7 days 8%
1 oz Galaxy1 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 15.2 Dry Hop 7 days 8%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop 4 days 16%
12.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 lb Corn Sugar Other Boil 10 min.
0.50 each Warfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp Gelatin Other Secondary 1 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 337 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
NYC Water, Brita filtered (it was a bitch)
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.2 gal Mash Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
1.2 gal 3.8 Runoff Infusion -- 190 °F --
4 gal 3.8 Runoff Sparge -- 190 °F 10 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 6.09 24.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.39 29.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.03 -8.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.93 g | 15.7 qt) 3.91 15.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.07 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.82 g | 31.3 qt) 7.8 31.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 6.11 24.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 10.01 40
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

ACTUAL RESULTS:
SG: 1.060
OG: 1.076 (Going for 1.080)
FG: 1.014 (Going for 1.016)

Mashed lower than hoped -- 149degrees. Water in cooler was at 170 before adding grain. Kettle water was 175. Need to bump kettle water up to 182 to get where I want to be. I had to add a 1 quart boiling water infusion to get me close to where I was looking for at 60 minutes. Drained 4ish gallons each time. Hit great efficiency at 80%.

Musilin bag for the hops at 5 minutes and flameout.

Whirlpooled between 175-181 for 30 minutes. Burner was put on low after getting temp down too far. Rose over 20 minutes to 181.

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I didn't have enough headroom in my 6.5gal carboy with 6 gallons of liquid. After 8 hours of fermentation, wort had 1 inch of Krausen. After 24 hours temp was at 68deg and blowing krausen through tube. Cleaned and brought temperature down. After 5 days, returned home after being away, krausen pushed open the lid (it remained on though) and filled up my blowoff jar. I need to use a bigger jar! Wort temp was 71 degrees. The Cool Brewing Bag not only contained the damage but probably kept a lot of bad stuff from entering, especially since the CO2 level in the bag was much higher. American II can handle this temp well so i'm unconcerned about fusels at this point.

Gravity after 5 days reads 1.014; recipe was looking for 1.016 but I also started 4 points lower with my OG. I'll test with a hydrometer in a few days when a rack over to secondary.

Gravity after 10 days reads 1.014 from hydrometer. 8.14% ABV, 81% attenuation.

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Carboy went into the fridge for 1 hour to quickly bring the wort temp down to 62*. Transferred primary to the cool bag with a gallon ice for another 20 hours.

Purged secondary and racked onto 1oz galaxy, 1oz citra on day 11. Smells and tastes amazing -- extremely pineappley, some tangerines as well. Reminds me more of fruit juice than beer at this point.

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