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Kona Castaway-clone

173 calories 15.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Frog Marsh Brewing
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 15th 2016
1.053
1.010
5.6%
50.7
10.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.25 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light8.25 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light 37 2.5 90.4%
8.25 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 5.5%
0.13 lb German - Chocolate Wheat0.125 lb Chocolate Wheat 31 413 1.4%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.7%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Millenium0.5 oz Millenium Hops Pellet 15.7 Boil 60 min 22.09 14.3%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.7 Boil 15 min 9.57 14.3%
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 14.25 Boil 15 min 9.95 14.3%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13 Boil 15 min 9.08 14.3%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.7 Dry Hop 14 days 14.3%
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 14.25 Dry Hop 14 days 14.3%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop 14 days 14.3%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 223 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Add to Moebius Well Water:
0.9 TSP Gypsum
0.1 TSP Table Salt
0.6 TSP Calcium Cloride
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 4.43 17.7  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 4.5 18  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.11 -0.4  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.68 2.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 4.43 17.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Modified an Kona Castaway clone All-Grain recipe for Extract plus steeping grain. The final specs for the brew closely match those of the All-Grain recipe, however I modified them to reduce the ABV to a more likable 5.6% vice the 6.4% ABV of the All-Grain recipe. Kona website says their Castaway is 6.0% ABV. Also added a bit of 60 L Crystal to the 20 L called for in the All-Grain recipe, to bring the SRM to 10. No comment re: SRM on the Kona site. Also, increased the fermentation volume to 6 gallons to net 5 gallons for bottling in view of dry hopping which always has a bunch of waste due to hop trub. The hops specified on the Kona site, were the ones I used. Adjusted boil volume to allow the hop quantities specified in the All-Grain recipe to hit the Kona-specified 50 IBU.
So, except for the lower ABV, this ought to taste a lot like Kona's Castaway.

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