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Spruce Tip Ale

192 calories 20.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Dutch
Calories: 192 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 27th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb US - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 82.8%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 13.8%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.4%
14.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Citra1.5 oz Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Boil 60 min 56.89 60%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 15 min 11.98 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 oz Spruce Tips Spice Boil 30 min.
5 oz Spruce Tips Water Agt Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Leuven Pale Ale 3538
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 80 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18.13 qt Strike Temp = 157.8F Infusion -- 145 °F 25 min
3.7 qt Boiling Water Infusion -- 155 °F 35 min
8.8 qt Mash Out Infusion -- 170 °F 15 min
8 qt Sparge Sparge -- 170 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.53 18.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.69 22.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.63 g | 18.5 qt) 5.53 22.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.06 40.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Target: A higher alcohol American Pale Ale with a refreshing citrus kick. Citra hops for bittering / flavor, Cascade for Aroma, and dry hopped with Motueka for to strike the balance between citrus and bitter. Very simple grain profile with 5% Carapils for added body and head retention.

Water Volumes:
Wort Volume (Fermentor): 22 qts
Grain Absorption: (8.1 qts)
Mash Tun Dead Space: (2 qts)
Boil Off: (9 qts)
Hop Absorption: (0.5 qts)
Wort Shrinkage: (0.8 qts)
Total Input Volume: 42.3 quarts

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