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Hop Forward Zythos pale ale

193 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 39 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 42 gallons
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: created by Jon H. loosely based on bells two hearted
Calories: 193 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 10th 2012
1.059
1.011
6.3%
34.8
6.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
67 lb American - Pale 2-Row67 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 85.1%
5 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.3%
4 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)4 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.1%
2.75 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light2.75 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 3.5%
78.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz bravo2.5 oz bravo Hops Pellet 14.2 Boil 60 min 10.6%
3 oz zythos3 oz zythos Hops Pellet 10.9 First Wort 0 min 12.8%
2 oz cascade2 oz cascade Hops Pellet 6.4 First Wort 0 min 8.5%
4 oz zythos4 oz zythos Hops Pellet 10.9 Boil 5 min 17%
2 oz cascade2 oz cascade Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 5 min 8.5%
6 oz zythos6 oz zythos Hops Pellet 10.9 Dry Hop 7 days 25.5%
4 oz cascade4 oz cascade Hops Pellet 6.4 Dry Hop 7 days 17%
23.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Almost 80% of water used was ran through brita filter on faucet. 11 of 49 gallons was straight tapwater
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
96 26 gallons @ 166* Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
14 gallons Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
9 gallons Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 41.01 gal (164.03 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 29.01 gal (116.03 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 39.33 gal (157.32 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 5.92 gal (23.68 qt) and adding 27.33 gal (109.32 qt) sparge/top-off. 33.25 133  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 33.25 133  
Mash volume with grains 39.33 157.3  
Grain absorption losses -9.5 -38  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.29 g | 69.2 qt) 18.29 73.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.21 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 41.01 g | 164 qt) 42 168  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.51 -2  
Post boil Volume 39 156  
Going into fermentor 39 156  
Total: 51.54 206.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

pitched on 04-14-12 @ 63 raised to 65 overnight. Oxygenated with pure 02

1.013 by day 4 (04-18-12), dry hopped 4.6 oz in small batch (15.5) and 5.4 oz in larger batch (23.5)

1.011 on day 8, 04/22/12

Very nice beer if you are into a smooth drinking Pale Ale, with lots of front end flavor and aroma, without insane amounts of back end bitterness, like alot of other pale ale's these days!

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