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Aces & Eights Copper Ale

213 calories 23.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 9th 2015
1.064
1.018
6.0%
84.9
9.7
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 81.5%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.4%
0.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted0.5 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 3.7%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 7.4%
13.50 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.6 Boil 60 min 52.26 50%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9 Boil 30 min 27.39 25%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.6 Boil 5 min 5.21 25%
4 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Irish Moss Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - East Coast Ale Yeast WLP008
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: tablets       Amount: 5 tabs per 16oz      
 
Target Water Profile
St Petersburg
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
44 4 9 12 2 118
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal 154F single infusion mash Infusion -- 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 5.06 20.3  
Mash volume with grains 6.14 24.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.69 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.53 g | 14.1 qt) 3.88 15.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.65 g | 26.6 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.94 35.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash in at 154F for 1 hr.

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