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The Brewer's Recipe Calculator
The calculator provided by the link at the
right will allow you to enter all of your recipe's ingredients
into a simple 2 page form to print and take to the brewery.
It will calculate your predicted original and final gravities as
well as your hops bitterness levels based upon beer gravity and
hops utilization. It also helps you determine how much water
you need for your particular brew based upon system losses, grain
absorption, etc... |
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The BRC in Spreadsheet Form
The Brewer's Recipe Calculator has been graciously converted to an Excel
spreadsheet by fellow brewer
David Wilt. It is
available at the link to the left. David plans to make
quarterly updates to the spreadsheet so be sure to check back
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Carbonation Table
It is helpful to know what pressure to apply to
kegged beer during forced carbonation in order to obtain an
appropriate carbonation level for a specific temperature. This
information can insure that you have carbonated your beer to the
proper level for its specific style guidelines. The link to
the right opens a table that shows the appropriate values.
Simply choose your beer's temperature and select the appropriate
volumes of CO2 required and where they cross on the chart is the
pressure at which you must keep your beer for a week or so. |
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Brewhouse Actuals Worksheet
The link at the left will bring up a worksheet
that you can take to the brewery. It will allow you to
record all of the actual data from your current brew session.
You can keep the sheet for your records or use the information
when you update your recipe session in your favorite brewing
software. This should print on a single sheet if you use
1/2" margins. |
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Hops
Hops have several uses in beer. They not only
contribute a bitter flavor to your brew to counteract the malt
sweetness, but they also give the beer a pleasing aroma. Their
most intriguing feature, however, is their ability to act as a
preservative. The Hops page provided by the link to the right
contains beer style specific bitterness levels and a hops
cross-reference list. |
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Water
When attempting to duplicate the water profile
of a particular brewing area, it is helpful to know which water
modification salts will provide the appropriate results. The
calculator provided by the link at left will allow you to enter
your source and target profiles and to tweak your source water ion
concentrations by adding grams of various brewing salts. |
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Yeast Statistics Calculator
There are several varieties of yeast and they
can contribute many different flavor characteristics to the
particular beer style you are brewing. In order to duplicate a
specific style, the Brewmaster must know what type of yeast to
use. The Yeast Statistics Calculator contains information about
many different strains of yeast that are available. |
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Hydrometer Calculator
The calculator provided by the link on the left
will allow you to adjust your specific gravity reading to
compensate for temperature variations. Believe it or not,
the density of a liquid changes based upon what its temperature
might be. Taking this information into account will guarantee you
get the correct reading when you are determining alcohol content. |
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Beer Statistics Calculator
The calculator provided by the link at the
right will determine the alcohol content, calories, and
carbohydrates of the beer you have just made. You only need to
supply the original and final gravities of your brew. |
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BJCP Beer Style Specifications
This section contains a table listing the beer
style specifications as determined by the
Beer Judge Certification
Program Style Committee. |
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