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California Switchback R2

188 calories 18.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 3rd 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Viking - Extra pale malt20 lb Extra pale malt 37.6 1.8 81%
2 lb United Kingdom - Malted Naked Oats2 lb Malted Naked Oats 33 1.3 8.1%
2.50 lb German - CaraMunich I2.5 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 10.1%
3 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent3 oz Black Patent 27 525 0.8%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Liberty20 g Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 4.52 21.1%
45 g Sterling45 g Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 60 min 22.14 47.4%
30 g Saaz30 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 1.18 31.6%
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Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 223 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Strike 152 °F 153 °F 80 min
7 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 153 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.38 gal (57.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.38 gal (9.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.78 gal (51.1 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.03 gal (40.1 qt) and adding 0.78 gal (3.1 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.8 43.2  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 10.8 43.2  
Mash volume with grains 12.78 51.1  
Grain absorption losses -3.09 -12.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.91 g | 27.6 qt) 6.54 26.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.38 g | 57.5 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.34 69.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"California Switchback R2" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Wyatthimself. All Grain, ABV 5.78%, IBU 27.85, SRM 11.46, Fermentables: (Extra pale malt, Malted Naked Oats, CaraMunich I, Black Patent) Hops: (Liberty, Sterling, Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-03-15 02:48 UTC