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Pacific Amber Ale

198 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Justin Westcott
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 16th 2020
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Fermentables
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 60 min 9.69 16.7%
0.40 oz Centennial0.4 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 20 min 9.31 16.7%
0.40 oz Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 15 min 4.81 16.7%
0.80 oz Amarillo0.8 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7.7 Boil 5 min 4.72 33.3%
0.40 oz Centennial0.4 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 5 min 3.07 16.7%
2.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.20 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 15 min.
2.20 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 209 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.3 oz       Temp: 64 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
91 0 30 118 59 70
Mash: Boil:
3.8 g CaCl2 1.6 g
2.3 g NaHCO3
2.2 g CaSO4 0.9 g
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.4 gal Strike 159 °F 153 °F 75 min
2.3 gal Cold pour over Sparge 68 °F 68 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.34 g | 33.4 qt) 7.95 31.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.3 g | 37.2 qt) 8.91 35.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.59 g | 26.4 qt) 6.2 24.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.95 31.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Strike: 5.4 gal 158 F
Sparge: 2.3 gal
Preboil Volume: 6.5 gal

Based on Justin Westcott's "Possibility and Promise Pacific Amber Ale", a National Homebrew Competition gold medal winner in 2019.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-10-08 20:11 UTC