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Mexican Amber

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.38 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 29th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb Admiral - Feldblume4.5 lb Feldblume 37 2.5 44.6%
0.50 lb Proximity - Caravienne 200.5 lb Caravienne 20 34.5 20 5%
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5 lb American - Vienna5 lb Vienna 35 4 49.5%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Warrior0.25 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 14.43 33.3%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.4 Boil 10 min 5.49 66.7%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.60 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.30 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.90 g Tartaric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.40 ml Tartaric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 1 7 50 50 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.8 gal Strike 132 °F 125 °F 10 min
Temperature -- 150 °F 60 min
2.6 gal Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.9 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 56 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.9 qt/lb 4.8 19.2  
Mash volume with grains 5.61 22.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.26 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.74 g | 15 qt) 3.1 12.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 6.38 25.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 7.89 31.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mexican Amber" International Amber Lager beer recipe by Brewer #46975. All Grain, ABV 4.88%, IBU 19.93, SRM 10.63, Fermentables: (Feldblume, Caravienne 20, Midnight Wheat Malt, Vienna) Hops: (Warrior, Centennial) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Tartaric acid)
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