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West Coast IPA

230 calories 20.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 230 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday April 11th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb American - Pale 2-Row24 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 90.6%
1.25 lb American - Victory1.25 lb Victory 34 28 4.7%
1.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 4.7%
26.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil at 208 °F 60 min 32.82 8.3%
4 oz Centennial4 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil at 208 °F 5 min 13.09 16.7%
4 oz Simcoe4 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil at 208 °F 5 min 16.62 16.7%
4 oz Citra4 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil at 208 °F 5 min 14.4 16.7%
6 oz Citra6 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop at 66 °F 7 days 25%
3 oz Simcoe3 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop at 66 °F 7 days 12.5%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop at 66 °F 7 days 4.2%
24 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 qt Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash --
 
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:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 237 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
2.25 tsp gypsum; 0.25 tsp CaCl

Starting water 42mg/L Ca, 20mg/L Cl-, 20mg/L SO4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.9 gal conservative Batch Sparge 160 °F 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 50 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.53 gal (50.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.53 gal (2.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.06 gal (48.23 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.88 gal (39.52 qt) and adding 0.06 gal (0.23 qt) sparge/top-off. 9.94 39.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 9.94 39.8  
Mash volume with grains 12.06 48.2  
Grain absorption losses -3.31 -13.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.15 g | 24.6 qt) 5.63 22.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.53 g | 50.1 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.53 -2.1  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 15.56 62.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Asked Boulder Fermentation for a Melvin IPA-like recipe for a 12 gallon batch. I dialed down the batch volume to bring target OG up to close to the Melvin IPA. 2nd brew day after a 5-year hiatus!

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