
Border XPA Recipe
American Pale Ale
Border XPA is a crisp, golden hoppy ale featuring intense hops of citrus, and floral notes for those who enjoy a fully-hopped beer that’s still easy to drink.
5.0% / 11.6 °P
This recipe includes 5.25kg Grain, 200g Hops & 1 packet of Yeast.
Additional items such as Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrients & Water chemistry Adjustments can be purchased separately by clicking on their Link.
Brewfather Recipe Link: Border XPAÂ
70%Â efficiency
Batch Volume:Â 23 L
Boil Time:Â 60Â min
Mash Water:Â 20.25 L
Sparge Water:Â 11.95 L
Total Water:Â 32.2 L
Boil Volume:Â 28 L
Pre-Boil Gravity:Â 1.042
Vitals
Original Gravity:Â 1.047
Final Gravity:Â 1.009
IBUÂ (Rager):Â 30
BU/GU:Â 0.63
Colour:Â 7.7 EBCÂ
Malts 5.25kg
3.8kg (72.4%) Pale Malt Grain 3.9 EBC
800g (15.2%) Vienna Malt Grain 6.9 EBC
500g (9.5%) Rolled Wheat Grain 3.2 EBC
150g (2.9%) Acidulated Malt Grain 3.5 EBC
Mash
Temperature 65 °C — 60 min
Mash Out 75 °C — 10 min
Hops 200g
10g (9 IBU) Amarillo 6.9% Boil  60 min
15g (5 IBU) Amarillo 6.9% Boil  10 min
35g (5 IBU) Amarillo 6.9% Aroma  20 min hopstand @ 90 °C
20g (4 IBU) Centennial 9.7% Aroma  20 min hopstand @ 90 °C
20g (6 IBU) Citra 14.2% Aroma  20 min hopstand @ 90 °C
40g Amarillo 9.4% Dry Hop  4 days
30g Centennial 9.7% Dry Hop  4 days
30g Citra 14.2% Dry Hop  4 days
Miscs
0.22g Servomyces Boil  10 min
0.5 items Whirlfloc Boil  5 min
Yeast
1 pkg Lallemand (LalBrew) BRY-97 American West Coast Ale 80%
Fermentation
Primary 19 °C — 3 days
Primary 20 °C — 1 days
Primary 21 °C — 4 days
Carbonation:Â 2.3 CO2-vol
Water Profile
Ca2+Â Mg2+Â Na+Â Cl-Â SO42-Â HCO3-
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