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Kona Castaway-clone

Method: Extract
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Frog Marsh Brewing
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday May 15th 2016

Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

50.7

SRM (morey):

10.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.25 lb	Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light		37	2.5	90.4%
8.25 lbs / $ 0.00

Steeping Grains

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
0.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L	35	20	5.5%
0.13 lb	German - Chocolate Wheat0.125 lb Chocolate Wheat	31	413	1.4%
0.25 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L	34	60	2.7%
$ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Millenium0.5 oz Millenium Hops	Pellet	15.7	Boil	60 min	22.09	14.3%
0.50 oz	Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops	Pellet	13.7	Boil	15 min	9.57	14.3%
0.50 oz	Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops	Pellet	14.25	Boil	15 min	9.95	14.3%
0.50 oz	Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	15 min	9.08	14.3%
0.50 oz	Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops	Pellet	13.7	Dry Hop	14 days		14.3%
0.50 oz	Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops	Pellet	14.25	Dry Hop	14 days		14.3%
0.50 oz	Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	13	Dry Hop	14 days		14.3%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Millenium (Pellet)	22.09	14.3%
1 oz	Citra (Pellet)	9.57	28.6%
1 oz	Galaxy (Pellet)	9.95	28.6%
1 oz	Simcoe (Pellet)	9.08	28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00

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:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 223 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
Add to Moebius Well Water: 0.9 TSP Gypsum 0.1 TSP Table Salt 0.6 TSP Calcium Cloride

Notes

Modified an Kona Castaway clone All-Grain recipe for Extract plus steeping grain. The final specs for the brew closely match those of the All-Grain recipe, however I modified them to reduce the ABV to a more likable 5.6% vice the 6.4% ABV of the All-Grain recipe. Kona website says their Castaway is 6.0% ABV. Also added a bit of 60 L Crystal to the 20 L called for in the All-Grain recipe, to bring the SRM to 10. No comment re: SRM on the Kona site. Also, increased the fermentation volume to 6 gallons to net 5 gallons for bottling in view of dry hopping which always has a bunch of waste due to hop trub. The hops specified on the Kona site, were the ones I used. Adjusted boil volume to allow the hop quantities specified in the All-Grain recipe to hit the Kona-specified 50 IBU.
So, except for the lower ABV, this ought to taste a lot like Kona's Castaway.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	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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Eric P • 12/21/2017 at 07:36pm
Do you have a link to the all-grain recipe? I cannot fine one anywhere!

MobyDick • 12/21/2017 at 09:19pm
I think this was the All-Grain recipe that I "converted" to the recipe above. It's from the Brewtoad site. Hope this helps!
Cheers,
MobyDick
https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/castaway-ipa-kona-clone

Eric P • 12/23/2017 at 04:47pm
So I have never done a steep before. I like the adjustments you made, and want to try your take out. Do I just steep the grains @ 160 for about an hour before adding the extract/boil water?

MobyDick • 12/23/2017 at 08:12pm
Hi Eric...I'm glad you have taken interest in this recipe. When my partner and I made it, we did a side-by-side comparison...it was hard to tell them apart! Regarding the steeping...my experience and what i have read, indicate that the steeping process is similar to making tea. As with a te4a bag, you shouldn't leave the grains in the hot water for too long...I typically use 30 minutes at 150-155 degrees. I initially heat the water to about 155 or a touch more, so that when you put in the relatively colder grains, it brings the temperature of the mixture down to close to what you desire. I also put the grain in one of the fine mesh cloth bags to act as a tea bag would, and keeps the grains together when you take them out of the water. Also as with a tea bag, I dunk the bag of grain up and down several times to allow the water to mix well around the grain an leach off all of the sugars that are in there and whatever other good stuff is in the grain. After the grains have steeped the 30 minutes, I take the bag out and put it in a colander...spaghetti strainer...over my boil pot. I then poured 1 gallon of 170 degree water slowly over the bag of grains, to leach out the last vestiges of sugar and good stuff from the grain. There ya have it!! Good luck and drop a note as to how the beer turns out! Mobydick

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