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Building an Empire Imperial IPA

Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 0.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.209 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 277 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday April 17th 2017

Original Gravity:

1.084

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

9.0%

IBU (tinseth):

214.0

SRM (morey):

9.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.50 lb	American - Pale 2-Row4.5 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	78.3%
0.50 lb	Cane Sugar0.5 lb Cane Sugar	46	0	8.7%
0.50 lb	German - CaraMunich II0.5 lb CaraMunich II	34	46	8.7%
0.25 lb	German - Wheat Malt0.25 lb Wheat Malt	37	2	4.3%
5.75 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Calypso0.5 oz Calypso Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	90 min	62.68	10%
0.50 oz	Nugget0.5 oz Nugget Hops	Pellet	14	Boil	90 min	67.51	10%
0.38 oz	Calypso0.375 oz Calypso Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	45 min	40.34	7.5%
0.38 oz	Nugget0.375 oz Nugget Hops	Pellet	14	Boil	45 min	43.45	7.5%
0.38 oz	Calypso0.375 oz Calypso Hops	Pellet	13	Whirlpool at 100 °F	0 min		7.5%
0.38 oz	Nugget0.375 oz Nugget Hops	Pellet	14	Whirlpool at 100 °F	0 min		7.5%
1.25 oz	Calypso1.25 oz Calypso Hops	Pellet	13	Dry Hop at 70 °F	7 days		25%
1.25 oz	Nugget1.25 oz Nugget Hops	Pellet	14	Dry Hop at 70 °F	7 days		25%
5 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2.50 oz	Calypso (Pellet)	103.02	50%
2.50 oz	Nugget (Pellet)	110.96	50%
5 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5 qt	Infusion	184 °F	150 °F	75 min
5 qt	Sparge	175 °F	152 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 0.6 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	2	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 77 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 1.5 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2020-04-08 11:31 UTC

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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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