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American Amber Ale

236 calories 24.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.85 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Steven VanMeter
Calories: 236 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 9th 2015
1.071
1.018
7.0%
53.3
14.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 78.6%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 7.1%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.1%
1 lb Canadian - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 7.1%
14 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz mosaic1 oz mosaic Hops Pellet 11.7 Boil 60 min 37.38 50%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 30 min 15.96 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Worfloc Tablet Fining Boil 12 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 258 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Keg       Amount: N/A       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Just use tap water filtered through a carbon block filter. I'm in south Florida and it's great.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Batch Sparge Infusion -- 152 °F 70 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.38 17.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.5 22  
Grain absorption losses -1.75 -7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.45 g | 17.8 qt) 3.48 13.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.83 g | 27.3 qt) 5.85 23.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 7.85 31.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

You can get away with two packs of yeast if you're using a starter. If not, always go with three.

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