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Cara 8 Experiment

211 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.95 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 84% (ending kettle)
Source: Garfield Brewery
Calories: 211 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday September 26th 2016
1.064
1.014
6.5%
51.5
6.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 83.3%
1 lb Cara 8L1 lb Cara 8L 30 8 8.3%
1 lb Carapils1 lb Carapils 0 1.5 8.3%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Mash 0 min 17.29 33.3%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 14.1 Mash 0 min 9.6 16.7%
1 oz Equinox1 oz Equinox Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil 15 min 24.57 16.7%
2 oz Equinox2 oz Equinox Hops Pellet 14.5 Dry Hop 7 days 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Pacific Ale Yeast WLP041
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 156 B cells required
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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
4.81 gal -- -- 149 °F 60 min
mash-out -- -- 170 °F 10 min
2.12 gal sparge -- -- 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 4.8 19.2  
Mash volume with grains 5.65 22.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.11 -0.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 3.01 12.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.79 g | 27.2 qt) 5.95 23.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 4.41 g | 17.7 qt) 5.25 21  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 7.81 31.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cara 8 Experiment" American IPA beer recipe by Garfield Brewery. All Grain, ABV 6.5%, IBU 51.47, SRM 6.27, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Cara 8L, Carapils) Hops: (Simcoe, Chinook, Equinox) Other: (Whirlfloc, Wyeast nutrient)
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