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Switchback Ale

173 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 9.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: BYO
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 26th 2015
13.0 °P
3.2 °P
5.3%
39.5
12.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 79%
1 lb United Kingdom - Malted Naked Oats1 lb Malted Naked Oats 33 1.3 9.9%
1 lb German - CaraMunich I1 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 9.9%
0.13 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.125 lb Black Patent 27 525 1.2%
10.12 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Simcoe0.75 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 60 min 36.47 50%
0.25 oz Sterling0.25 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 5 min 1.66 16.7%
0.25 oz Saaz0.25 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 0.67 16.7%
0.25 oz Saaz0.25 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 0.67 16.7%
1.50 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sparge -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.8 15.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.61 18.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.27 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.78 g | 19.1 qt) 5.22 20.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.02 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Switchback Ale" American Amber Ale beer recipe by BYO. All Grain, ABV 5.26%, IBU 39.46, SRM 12.39, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Malted Naked Oats, CaraMunich I, Black Patent) Hops: (Simcoe, Sterling, Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-09-08 10:55 UTC