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Grapefruit Ankle Bitter

255 calories 24.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Sweet Nectar Brewing
Calories: 255 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 30th 2015
1.077
1.017
7.9%
84.5
14.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 13.3%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 6.7%
15 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 60 min 53.54 27.6%
0.25 oz Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 11.67 3.4%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 10.81 13.8%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 15 min 8.5 6.9%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 6.9%
2 oz Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop 7 days 27.6%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 7 days 13.8%
7.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
2 each Grapefruit Zest Flavor Boil 0 min.
1 each Grapefruit Zest Flavor Kegging 0 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:
71 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 136 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
4.9 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 30 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 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.83 27.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.66 g | 14.6 qt) 3.4 13.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.16 g | 28.6 qt) 6.9 27.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.16 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.03 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Zest two large grapefruits and add at flameout. Zest remaining grapefruit, soak in vodka for 24 hours and add at dry hopping stage.

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