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Black Ale

218 calories 20.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Mixed-Style Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Homebrew Beyond the Basics
Calories: 218 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 4th 2016
1.066
1.014
6.8%
54.8
45.3
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 73.3%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent1.5 lb Black Patent 27 525 10%
1 lb American - Munich - Dark 20L1 lb Munich - Dark 20L 33 20 6.7%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 6.7%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 3.3%
15 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.80 oz Columbus0.8 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 37.03 61.5%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 30 min 17.79 38.5%
1.30 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Tab Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 170 °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 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 4.05 g | 16.2 qt) 4 16  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.55 g | 30.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.63 38.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pitch/ferment 65 degrees, warm to 70 degrees after 3 days.

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  • Last Updated: 2016-02-04 02:40 UTC