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Citra Galaxy IPA

233 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Source: Jim
Calories: 233 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 9th 2018
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OG: 1.075 FG: 1.015 ABV: 7.9% IBU: 78

1.071
1.012
7.7%
78.7
10.1
5.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb German - Pilsner18 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 64.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.6%
9 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 32.1%
28 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Galaxy1 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 16.6 Boil 20 min 14.96 4.2%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 14.1 Boil 20 min 12.71 4.2%
2.50 oz Galaxy2.5 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 16.6 Boil 10 min 22.39 10.4%
2.50 oz Citra2.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 14.1 Boil 10 min 19.02 10.4%
2.50 oz Galaxy2.5 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 16.6 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 5.18 10.4%
2.50 oz Citra2.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 14.1 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 4.4 10.4%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 14.1 Dry Hop 5 days 8.3%
10 oz Galaxy10 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 16.6 Dry Hop 5 days 41.7%
24 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 785 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Ideal Pale Ale
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 18 16 49 260 0
Mash: 10.25 gal (1.25qt/lb)
Sparge: 4.65 gal

Original Water chemistry for first batch was the ideal pale ale here:
Mash: 13g Gypsum, 3g CaCl2, 7g Epsom
Sparge: 5.9g Gypsum, 1.4g CaCl2, 3.2g Epsom
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.5 gal Temperature -- 151 °F 60 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: 14.51 gal (58.05 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.51 gal (10.05 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 8.75 35  
Mash volume with grains 10.99 44  
Grain absorption losses -3.5 -14  
Remaining sparge water volume 9.9 39.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.51 g | 58.1 qt) 14.9 59.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 12.39 g | 49.6 qt) 12 48  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.19 -0.8  
Estimated amount in fermentor 11.81 47.3  
Total: 18.65 74.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Standard IPA using Galaxy & Citra.

Pitch and ferment at 66, raise to 70 after 3 days.

Using original Ideal Pale Ale water.

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