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Wiseguys APA

186 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.093 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Zach Wise
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 19th 2016
1.056
1.015
5.4%
39.9
11.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 66.7%
1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Dark1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Dark 44 30 11.1%
7 lbs / 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb American - Pilsner2 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 22.2%
0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 33.48 40%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 3.59 40%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Aroma 5 min 2.82 20%
2.50 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 91 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
 
Notes

The cascade and citra hops are added to the APA in hopes of imparting a tropical phenolic fruit character to the beer. My favorite pale ales have a grapefruit or orange peel (Bell's Two Hearted and Oberon) flavor to them which I am going to try and artificially recreate using hops.

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