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Backpacker Amber Ale

173 calories 20.1 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: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 31st 2015
1.052
1.016
4.7%
42.0
15.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 76.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 9.5%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 9.5%
0.50 lb Flaked Wheat0.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 19.24 20%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 30 min 14.2 40%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 8.59 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Northwest Ale 1332
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 qt -- -- 156 °F 60 min
6 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 15 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 3.94 15.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.78 19.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.72 g | 18.9 qt) 5.13 20.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Backpacker Amber Ale" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Thetabrewer. All Grain, ABV 4.69%, IBU 42.04, SRM 15.41, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Caramel / Crystal 90L, Flaked Wheat) Hops: (Centennial, Mount Hood, Willamette)
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