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Kentucky Common Frankenyeast IV

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/btnjyv/brewing_a_kentucky_common/ep10qvk
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 22nd 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb American - Pale 6-Row5.5 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 65.7%
1.50 lb Flaked Corn1.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 17.9%
1 lb Flaked Rye1 lb Flaked Rye 36 2.8 11.9%
4 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L4 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3%
2 oz German - Carafa III2 oz Carafa III - (late mash tun addition) 32 535 1.5%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 18.01 20%
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 15 min 9.61 40%
1 oz Medusa1 oz Medusa Hops Pellet 3 Boil 0 min 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.25 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Strike 154 °F 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.4 qt/lb 5.03 20.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.7 22.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.05 -4.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.87 g | 11.5 qt) 2.27 9.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.59 g | 26.4 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.3 29.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using Frankenyeast IV from Southern Hills Homebrew Supply, Roanoke VA. It is a massive mixure of old yeast reinvigorated in a huge starter and shipped.
For KY Common recipe, pulled from Reddit. Don't have Brewer's Gold or Azacca so swapping in Northern Brewer and Medusa.

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