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NELSON! American IPA

Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.2 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.182 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Bjørn Berg
Calories: 158 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Monday April 21st 2025

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

44.9

SRM (morey):

7.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 kg	Castle Malting - Chateau Pale Ale Malt8 kg Chateau Pale Ale Malt	36.8	4	76.2%
1 kg	Castle Malting - Château Wheat Blanc1 kg Château Wheat Blanc	38	1.8	9.5%
1 kg	Castle Malting - Chateau Pilsen Malt1 kg Chateau Pilsen Malt	37	2	9.5%
0.50 kg	Castle Malting - Chateau Cara Gold0.5 kg Chateau Cara Gold	35.8	45	4.8%
10.50 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Magnum20 g Magnum Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	60 min	4.65	1.4%
15 g	Citra15 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Boil	20 min	1.55	1.1%
30 g	Nelson Sauvin30 g Nelson Sauvin Hops	Pellet	12.5	Boil	20 min	3.52	2.2%
150 g	Citra150 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Boil	0 min		10.8%
78.19 g	Centennial78.19 g Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	20 min	7.33	5.6%
187.22 g	Nelson Sauvin187.22 g Nelson Sauvin Hops	Pellet	12.5	Boil	30 min	27.85	13.5%
530.84 g	Nelson Sauvin530.84 g Nelson Sauvin Hops	Pellet	12.5	Dry Hop	3 days		38.3%
125 g	Centennial125 g Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Dry Hop	3 days		9%
250 g	Citra250 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Dry Hop	3 days		18%
1,386.25 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Magnum (Pellet) 20 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	4.65	1.4%
415 g	Citra (Pellet) 415 g Citra (Pellet) Hops	1.55	29.9%
748.06 g	Nelson Sauvin (Pellet) 748.06 g Nelson Sauvin (Pellet) Hops	31.37	54%
203.19 g	Centennial (Pellet) 203.19 g Centennial (Pellet) Hops	7.33	14.6%
1,386.25 g / $ 0.00

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	0.55 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 225 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Ørlands vann

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Browse hundreds of National Homebrew Competition medal-winning recipes from the best homebrewers around the world.

Max Brown of Antioch, California, a member of the Diable Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE), won a gold medal in Category 17: American IPA during the 2022 National Homebrew Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brown’s American IPA (17) was chosen as first out of 117 entries in the category.

Ingredients:
MALTS & ADJUNCTS
42 lb. (19.1 kg) Rahr two-row malt
12 lb. (5.44 kg) white wheat malt
3 lb. (1.36 kg) Carapils
2.75 lb. (1.25 kg) dextrose
HOPS
1.3 oz. (37 g) Magnum @ 60 min
1 oz. (28 g) Citra @ 20 min
2 oz. (57 g) Nelson Sauvin @ 20 min
10 oz. (284 g) Citra whole cone, hopback 20 min
5 oz. (142 g) Centennial whole cone, hopback 20 min
12 oz. (340 g) Nelson Sauvin, whirlpool 30 min
34 oz. (964 g) Nelson Sauvin, dry hop 3 days
8 oz. (227 g) Centennial, dry hop 3 days
16 oz. (454 g) Citra, dry hop 3 days
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Biofine
YEAST
White Labs WLP001 California Ale
WATER
100 ppm Ca, 18 ppm Mg, 20 ppm Na, 40 ppm Cl, 260 ppm SO4, 38 ppm HCO3.
Specifications:
Yield: 24 US gal. (90.8 L)

Original Gravity: 1.060 (14.7°P)

Final Gravity: 1.008 (2.1°P)

ABV: 7%

IBU: 80

SRM: 4

Efficiency: 70%

Directions:
Mash at 148°F (64°C) for 60 minutes. Boil 60 minutes. Use a hopback for the whole cone hops. Pitch yeast at 65°F (18°C) and allow to rise to 70°F (21°C) over 5 days. Rouse the yeast and hops through the bottom of conical, and after 48 hours at 70°F (21°C) crash to 32°F (0°C), adding Biofine in the fermenter if you can and have time. Otherwise, use Biofine in the keg.

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	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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