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Big Mel

271 calories 25.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Double IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Melvin Fager
Calories: 271 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 26th 2019
1.082
1.017
8.5%
151.1
7.9
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Great Western - Premium Two Row12 lb Premium Two Row 37 2 77.4%
2 lb American - Vienna2 lb Vienna 35 4 12.9%
1 lb Canadian - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 6.5%
0.50 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 3.2%
15.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Azacca2 oz Azacca Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 90 min 96.56 25%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 8.6 Boil 30 min 19.89 12.5%
1 oz Azacca1 oz Azacca Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 30 min 34.69 12.5%
2 oz Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop 2 days 25%
2 oz Azacca2 oz Azacca Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop 2 days 25%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Burlington Ale Yeast WLP095
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
67 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 131 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
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
Steeping -- 148 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.83 27.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.86 g | 15.5 qt) 2.71 10.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.4 g | 29.6 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.34 33.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big Mel" Double IPA beer recipe by Melvin Fager. All Grain, ABV 8.53%, IBU 151.14, SRM 7.94, Fermentables: (Premium Two Row, Vienna, Honey Malt, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Azacca, Amarillo)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-04-26 19:50 UTC