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Grapefruit Juice Pale Ale

176 calories 19.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.9 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 84% (brew house)
Source: Tom Johnson
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 23rd 2018
1.053
1.015
5.1%
29.7
5.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 71.7%
60 oz Grapefruit60 oz Grapefruit - (late boil kettle addition) 2.75 0 28.3%
13.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz German Tradition1 oz German Tradition Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 60 min 16.52 33.3%
2 oz Lemon Drop2 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 5.2 Hopback at 160 °F 10 min 13.2 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
60 oz Grapefruit Juice Other Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 146 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Build with RO (9TDS)
3 gypsum
6 CaCl
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal -- -- 160 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 4.28 17.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.04 20.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.24 g | 16.9 qt) 3.91 15.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 6.75 27  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.44 1.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.98 23.9  
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 5.9 23.6  
Total: 8.19 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew Day Notes 5/24/18:
72F Grains 168F Strike 4gals = 154F Mash for 1hr
pH 5.4@80F
3.75gal fly sparge @ 195F took 45 minutes
Bazooka screen 10gal Igloo cooler
6.75gal preboil without grapefruit juice
5.5gal after boil + 60oz GF juice = 5.9 post boil volume
Used hops spider
Immersion Chiller took 20gals to drop temp to 70F
1.052 refractomoter measurement
1.052 hydrometer @ 80F = 1.053OG
Pitched 2nd generation WLP051 from Galaxy IPA

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