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Mac's - Founders Centennial IPA Clone

223 calories 19.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 223 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 5th 2016
1.068
1.012
7.3%
64.3
13.2
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb US - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 59%
3 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 19.7%
1.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 9.8%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 4.9%
0.75 lb Munich - 60L0.75 lb Munich - 60L 33 60 4.9%
0.25 lb Belgian - CaraMunich0.25 lb CaraMunich 33 50 1.6%
15.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 48.58 16.7%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 30 min 12.44 8.3%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 5 min 3.23 8.3%
4 oz Centennial4 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 5 days 66.7%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.67 tsp Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 121 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Temperature 152 °F 152 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.23 g | 36.9 qt) 8.66 34.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.45 g | 41.8 qt) 9.88 39.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.91 -7.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.66 34.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This recipe is designed with the following targets in mind, given directly from the head brewer at Founders:

10% Carapils, 5% Munich, 5% crystal 60, 2.5% caramunich
16.5 Plato (1.068 SG)
65 IBU
Massive flavor strike and dry hopping (obviously Centennial)


In the end I think it comes pretty close and turns out to be a delicious brew! I'm using Magnum for the bittering given it's high alpha, it's usually my go-to bittering hop. But this could be done with exclusively Centennial (like Two Hearted) if that is preferred.

July 2022 note: ramped it up to 5 gallons

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