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Alex IPA

238 calories 23.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 36 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 40 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 15.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 238 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 17th 2017
17.5 °P
4.3 °P
7.2%
51.4
12.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
72 lb American - Pale 2-Row72 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80.9%
6 lb Flaked Oats6 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 6.7%
3 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L3 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 3.4%
7 lb German - CaraMunich I7 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 7.9%
1 lb German - CaraFoam1 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 1.1%
89 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Magnum2.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 17.34 7.7%
6 oz Southern Cross6 oz Southern Cross Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 5 min 6.91 18.5%
6 oz Citra6 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 180 °F 0 min 13.73 18.5%
6 oz Cascade6 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool at 180 °F 0 min 8.74 18.5%
4 oz Citra4 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 6 days 12.3%
4 oz Southern Cross4 oz Southern Cross Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 6 days 12.3%
4 oz Cascade4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 4.7 12.3%
32.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1788 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 38.42 gal (153.68 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 26.42 gal (105.68 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 34.93 gal (139.73 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 4.88 gal (19.52 qt) and adding 22.93 gal (91.73 qt) sparge/top-off. 27.81 111.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 27.81 111.3  
Mash volume with grains 34.93 139.7  
Grain absorption losses -11.13 -44.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 21.98 g | 87.9 qt) 23.56 94.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 38.42 g | 153.7 qt) 40 160  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.47 -1.9  
Post boil Volume 36.45 145.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.45 -1.8  
Going into fermentor 36 144  
Total: 51.38 205.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Alex IPA" American IPA beer recipe by Bigbre04. All Grain, ABV 7.2%, IBU 51.42, SRM 12.28, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Flaked Oats, Extra Dark Crystal 120L, CaraMunich I, CaraFoam) Hops: (Magnum, Southern Cross, Citra, Cascade)
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