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Grumpy Old Man

307 calories 31.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.094 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Founder's
Calories: 307 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 2nd 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row13 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 68.4%
2 lb Briess - Carapils Malt2 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 10.5%
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8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 2.6%
8 oz Molasses8 oz Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 2.6%
1 lb Briess - DME Golden Light1 lb DME Golden Light - (late boil kettle addition) 44.6 4 5.3%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.82 oz Magnum0.82 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 13.7 Boil 60 min 37 70.1%
0.35 oz Northern Brewer0.35 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.7 Aroma 30 min 7.71 29.9%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 oz Oak Chips Flavor Secondary 7 days
0.92 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
12 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.10 g Sodium Bicarbonate Water Agt Boil 0 min.
0.71 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.10 g Chalk Water Agt Boil 0 min.
0.10 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 160 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 15 50 75 20 304
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.47 gal Strike 170.6 °F 156 °F 60 min
5.35 gal Batch Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.47 21.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.77 g | 27.1 qt) 6.87 27.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.19 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.55 g | 18.2 qt) 4.97 19.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 8 32  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.12 0.5  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.4 21.6  
Top off amount 0.1 0.4  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.44 41.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Magnum was subbed for Nugget and Northern Brewer for Perle at the same times and AAU's.

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