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Mirror Pond Pale Ale

150 calories 13.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 80 min
Batch Size: 11.7 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 1st 2016
1.046
1.008
5.0%
54.5
7.4
5.5
66.06
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb American - Pale Ale17 lb Pale Ale $ 2.00 / lb
$ 34.00 		37 3.5 80.5%
3 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L $ 2.50 / lb
$ 7.50 		35 20 14.2%
18 oz Briess - Carapils Malt18 oz Carapils Malt $ 2.50 / lb
$ 2.81 		34.5 1.5 5.3%
21.12 lbs / $ 44.31
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Cascade2.5 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 6.25 		Pellet 7 Boil 85 min 33.21 38.5%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 5.00 		Pellet 7 Boil 35 min 20.71 30.8%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 2.50 		Pellet 7 Boil 1 min 0.54 15.4%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 2.50 		Pellet 7 Dry Hop 3 days 15.4%
6.50 oz / $ 16.25
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 ml Acetic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.30 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.90 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 2.75 / each
$ 5.50
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 177 B cells required
$ 5.50 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
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
6.5 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
9.2 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.91 gal (55.63 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.91 gal (7.63 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 7.02 28.1  
Mash volume with grains 8.71 34.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.64 -10.6  
Remaining sparge water volume 9.57 38.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.91 g | 55.6 qt) 13.7 54.8  
Boil off losses -2 -8  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 11.49 g | 46 qt) 11.7 46.8  
Estimated amount in fermentor 11.7 46.8  
Total: 16.59 66.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Set Boil Temp to 75%

Added too much strike water. Add 8.5 gallon next time.

Also increase grain to offset inefficiency. Maybe try increasing mash temp to help?

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  • Last Updated: 2023-01-08 06:54 UTC