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Sleep of Reason (Base Recipe)

247 calories 22 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.131 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (steeping grains only)
Source: Jason McCullough
Calories: 247 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 3rd 2017
1.075
1.014
8.0%
11.4
11.0
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light9 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 67.6%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb American - Pale Ale3 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 22.5%
0.66 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.66 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5%
0.66 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L0.66 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 5%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 6.99 50%
0.50 oz Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 2.68 25%
0.50 oz Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 1.73 25%
2 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:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 362 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.6 g | 26.4 qt) 2.78 11.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.6 g | 26.4 qt) 3.12 12.5  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.54 -2.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.76 3.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.83 g | 27.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
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: 2.78 11.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pale ale is the Briess 2-Row Pale Ale. (difficult to find)
Can't call this beer a true American Strong Ale. It is a hybrid using a DIPA grain/extract bill and swapping the HOPS to a Hallertau (a German Noble Hop) and cutting the amount considerably. I am not a hop head.
3 weeks primary (temp 68 degrees)
4 weeks secondary (temp 64 degrees)
3 weeks bottle (took extra time to carbonate since most of the fermentables are gone by this time)
Ages incredibly well!
Qualities: Very smooth, round and soft mouth feel, not thick, lightly carbonated. Fairly sweet. Doesn't have a boozy smell, but there is a definite alcohol character to it in the nose when you drink. Similar to a good bourbon ale.
Update: This one really needs to age! I bottle aged 12 of these for 8 months and it is night and day different.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-03-27 14:16 UTC