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Sierra Nevada Single Decoction

171 calories 16.4 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46 liters
Post Boil Size: 45 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Sierra Nevada Website
Calories: 171 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday October 18th 2019
1.056
1.012
5.8%
55.1
10.3
5.6
33.91
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.20 kg Gambrinus - ESB10.2 kg ESB 1.76 / kg
17.93
36.8 3 91.9%
0.90 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.9 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 60L 3.75 / kg
3.38
34 60 8.1%
11.10 kg / 21.31
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Cascade15 g Cascade Hops 0.09 / g
1.28
Pellet 6.2 Boil 90 min 5.73 9.4%
15 g Cascade15 g Cascade Hops 0.09 / g
1.28
Pellet 6.2 Boil 60 min 5.36 9.4%
30 g Cascade30 g Cascade Hops 0.09 / g
2.55
Pellet 6.2 Boil 30 min 8.24 18.8%
100 g Warrior100 g Warrior Hops 0.08 / g
7.50
Pellet 15 Whirlpool 45 min 35.72 62.5%
160 g / 12.60
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Westmount Filtered
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30 L Strike 66 °C 66 °C 30 min
Bring 5 litres to a boil Decoction 66 °C 100 °C 30 min
Add Decoction to Mash tun Decoction 66 °C 70 °C 30 min
32.6 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 51.35 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.95 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 33.3
Mash volume with grains 40.6
Grain absorption losses -11.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 30.1 L) 24.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.4 L) 46
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 42.5 L) 45
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 44.5 L) 42
Total: 58  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast. Reanimated WLP001 from a prior batch.
Secrets of the Master Brewers - Followed hop schedule from p. 230.
Decoction range 66C - 70C

Deliberately going past 37 IBU for more hop aroma. I think bitterness will be fine.

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