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Red Giant IMPERIAL Ale

250 calories 21.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: big island brewer
Calories: 250 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 15th 2019
1.076
1.013
8.3%
50.4
17.6
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 51.2%
2 lb American - Munich - Light 10L2 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 12.8%
2 lb American - Vienna2 lb Vienna 35 4 12.8%
2 lb American - Aromatic Malt2 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 12.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 6.4%
0.50 lb American - Wheat0.5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 3.2%
2 oz American - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 0.8%
15.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 32.79 17.4%
0.75 oz Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 15 min 12.2 13%
1.50 oz Chinook1.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 2 min 5.41 26.1%
1.50 oz Centennial1.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 26.1%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 17.4%
5.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz whir floc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 134 B cells required
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Priming
Method: carb       CO2 Level: 2.5 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
Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.86 23.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.11 28.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.95 -7.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.93 g | 15.7 qt) 3.84 15.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.59 g | 30.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.22 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.7 38.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Boil for 20 mins before first hop addition. ferment at 65 until high krausen falls then increase ferm temp to 69 until complete

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  • Last Updated: 2019-03-18 22:33 UTC