Nick Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 whatis the expected abv for this when using the recommended recipe. 1 can IPA 1kg light dry malt 500g sugar this is a 20 litre batch Thanks, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 According to this calculator it is 6.6%. SG Estimator But it really is only an estimate and there are a lot of assumptions made in that calculator. You should download IanH's spreadsheet from AHB (link below). It is very useful for designing kit & extract brews. Kit & Extract Beer Designer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 a nifty little tool!! i got 6%, am i guessing that you got 6.6% because you allowed for the conditioning sugar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 OOPs, forgot to recalibrate to 20 ltrs, now i get 6.6% will the conditioning sugar take it to 7.1%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I think the Brewcraft calculator includes the alcohol from the priming sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 I think the Brewcraft calculator includes the alcohol from the priming sugar. FYI i recieved an email from the Brewcraft guys, and they said the calculator doesnt allow for priming sugar. so that make the Authentic IPA 7.1% or there abouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Seems a bit high. I reckon it should be around 6.0-6.5% after bottle conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 we both got the same result with the calculator. when it is ready to bottle i will calculate using the sg readings and post the result here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I just put this into IanH's spreadsheet, it calculates 6.3% ABV. That's including bottle conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 did you allow for a 20 ltr batch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Surely did. I've actually found that spreadsheet to be pretty accurate with calculating OG and FG readings (and ABV) based on ingredients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 i havent got the program on my computer yet, but tell me what the sg readings should be and i'll compare them to the actual. i plan on starting the brew this weekend. it will be kit can, 1kg LDM, 500gm dex, 20 litres H2O and a lot of love. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Ok, well I removed some hops from the spreadsheet that I'd had in there for another recipe and it dropped the ABV by 0.1% for some reason[roll] Anyway, according to it the OG should be 1054, FG 1010 and 6.2% ABV. Also, I think you need to be a member on AHB to download the spreadsheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Cheers Kelsey, you are correct, you do need to be a member. they are not taking web based applications because of spam etc. so i have contacted them via email and will download the program if they let me in[joyful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 No worries. Yeah, I had to do that too[lol] but I think it was only a day or two I got a reply with a password and stuff to access it, so you should be right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Ok' date=' well I removed some hops from the spreadsheet that I'd had in there for another recipe and it dropped the ABV by 0.1% for some reason[roll'] Anyway, according to it the OG should be 1054, FG 1010 and 6.2% ABV. OG was 1055 Kelsey Also, I think you need to be a member on AHB to download the spreadsheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianM2 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I think the Brewcraft calculator includes the alcohol from the priming sugar. FYI i recieved an email from the Brewcraft guys, and they said the calculator doesnt allow for priming sugar. so that make the Authentic IPA 7.1% or there abouts? If you go to the Brewcraft calculator and change the fermenter volume to say 23 litres without including any ingredients it says you have an OG of 1, a FG of 1 and an alcohol content of 0.5% so I'd say it does include bottle priming in the calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I always found the brewcraft calculator to be useful only for a ballpark estimate but not particularly accurate....there are plenty of better calculators out there. But when it comes down to it all calculators are only good for an estimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I just had a look at the recipe and I reckon you'd be looking at a tad over 6% including priming sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Well muddy, after only 12 hours i had about 3 inches of foam, there were clouds of yeast particles going ape sh!t and the aroma was divine. 6%,6.5% or 7%, who cares, as long as it tastes the way i'm imagining it too, is all that matters.[joyful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 6%' date='6.5% or 7%, who cares, as long as it tastes the way i'm imagining it too, is all that matters.[joyful'] Exactly! I personally never calculate the alcohol any more. I take it into account when formulating a recipe but that is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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