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Session Amber Lager(updated)(Amber Is The Color)

150 calories 14.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 6th 2024
11.4 °P
2.5 °P
4.8%
20.8
10.9
5.4
108.67
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
108 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT108 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.73 / lb
$ 78.84 		36 1.75 88.9%
6 lb Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT6 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT $ 0.77 / lb
$ 4.62 		38.1 3.5 4.9%
4 lb Great Western - Dark Munich4 lb Dark Munich $ 0.86 / lb
$ 3.44 		33 20 3.3%
2 lb Bestmalz - BEST Special X2 lb BEST Special X $ 1.02 / lb
$ 2.04 		34.5 132.5 1.6%
1.50 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt1.5 lb Midnight Wheat Malt $ 1.31 / lb
$ 1.97 		25 550 1.2%
121.50 lbs / $ 90.91
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - LUPOMAX Cashmere2 oz LUPOMAX Cashmere Hops $ 1.66 / oz
$ 3.32 		Pellet 13.5 Boil 15 min 3.55 8.3%
3 oz Yakima Valley Hops - LUPOMAX Cashmere3 oz LUPOMAX Cashmere Hops $ 1.66 / oz
$ 4.98 		Pellet 13.5 Boil 10 min 3.89 12.5%
3 oz Pacific Jade3 oz Pacific Jade Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 13 Boil 10 min 3.75 12.5%
5 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade5 oz Cascade Hops $ 0.56 / oz
$ 2.80 		Pellet 6.3 Boil 10 min 3.03 20.8%
5 oz Pacific Jade5 oz Pacific Jade Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 3.43 20.8%
3 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade3 oz Cascade Hops $ 0.56 / oz
$ 1.68 		Pellet 6.3 Boil 5 min 1 12.5%
3 oz Yakima Valley Hops - LUPOMAX Cashmere3 oz LUPOMAX Cashmere Hops $ 1.66 / oz
$ 4.98 		Pellet 13.5 Boil 5 min 2.14 12.5%
24 oz / $ 17.76
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
130 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast
Amount:
1.09 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1148 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
72 30 61 76.5 80 0.1
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- 149 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 78.4 gal (313.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 66.4 gal (265.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 47.69 gal (190.76 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 2.28 gal (9.12 qt) and adding 35.69 gal (142.76 qt) sparge/top-off. 37.97 151.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 37.97 151.9  
Mash volume with grains 47.69 190.8  
Grain absorption losses -15.19 -60.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 57.47 229.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 78.4 g | 313.6 qt) 80 320  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9 -3.6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 77.6 g | 310.4 qt) 76 304  
Estimated amount in fermentor 76 304  
Total: 95.44 381.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

reduced Special X increased the 2Row to Fix ABV

reduced overall IBU...might need to adjust the schedule and return it to the previous ABV.

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