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Lemon Drop American Ale

185 calories 18.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: J Castillo
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday June 7th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row7.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 69%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Huell Melon2 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 5.2 Boil 5 min 8.39 40%
2 oz Lemon Drop2 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 5.2 Boil 5 min 8.39 40%
1 oz Nelson Sauvin1 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Whirlpool at 150 °F 1 min 3.75 20%
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Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 196 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 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
8 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.08 16.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.95 19.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.36 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.22 g | 16.9 qt) 4.03 16.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.69 g | 26.8 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.04 20.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.11 32.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This was really good .. melon and lemon notes ... Added the 1 oz of Nelson at the 150 whirlpool. Good Beer.

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