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Black Ale

249 calories 25.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 249 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 24th 2019
1.075
1.018
7.5%
52.3
50.0
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 73.3%
1.50 lb Finland - Black Malt1.5 lb Black Malt 30 526 10%
1 lb American - Munich - Dark 20L1 lb Munich - Dark 20L 33 20 6.7%
1 lb Briess - Barley, Flaked1 lb Barley, Flaked 32.2 1.4 6.7%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 3.3%
15 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.55 oz Columbus0.55 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 17.3 Boil 60 min 35.09 61.1%
0.35 oz Columbus0.35 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 17.3 Boil 30 min 17.16 38.9%
0.90 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 121 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 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
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 3.41 g | 13.6 qt) 3.5 14  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.91 g | 27.6 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.1 20.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.1 g | 20.4 qt) 5 20  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

11lbs American 2-row malt
1.5lbs British black malt
1lbs dark Munich malt (used abbey malt from Weyermann as substitute)
1lbs flaked barley
.5lbs US crystal 80L
13aau Columbus hops at 60min (36 IBU)
8aau Columbus hops at 30min (17 IBU)
California Ale WLP001 or American Ale WY1056 yeast

Boil for 15 min. Add hops and continue to boil for 60 min.
Ferment at 65F for 1 week, then let it warm up to 68-70F for the second week.
Per original recipe yield 5gal, OG 1.063-1.068, FG 1.014, IBU 66

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