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West Side Amber Ale

224 calories 21 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 224 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday March 6th 2015
1.068
1.014
7.1%
120.3
16.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12.60 lb American - Pale 2-Row12.6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 78.1%
1.95 lb American - Munich - Light 10L1.95 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 12.1%
15.36 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L15.36 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 6%
7.63 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L7.63 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3%
2.18 oz American - Chocolate2.18 oz Chocolate 29 350 0.8%
257.97 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Hop Shot6 g Hop Shot Hops Fresh 53 Boil 90 min 35.18 1.8%
0.72 oz Columbus0.72 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 90 min 37.26 6.1%
0.60 oz Amarillo0.6 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 20 min 10.08 5.1%
0.60 oz Centennial0.6 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 20 min 11.72 5.1%
1.20 oz Amarillo1.2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 10 min 12.07 10.2%
1.20 oz Centennial1.2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 10 min 14.03 10.2%
1.20 oz Amarillo1.2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 0 min 10.2%
1.20 oz Centennial1.2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 10.2%
2.40 oz Citra2.4 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 5 days 20.5%
2.40 oz Nelson Sauvin2.4 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 5 days 20.5%
11.73 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.20 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 283 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 qt Single Infusion @ 153 Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
Vorlauf, Batch Sparge (volume depends on first runnings) Sparge -- 168 °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 6.05 24.2  
Mash volume with grains 7.34 29.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.02 -8.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.73 g | 18.9 qt) 4.72 18.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 10.77 43.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Imperial Amber Ale

Calculation of Hop Shot addition:

http://www.brewersfriend.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=809

Ferment at 65 degrees for 2 weeks prior to taking SG reading.

Once FG is reached dry hop @ 65 degrees for 5 days.

Then cold crash @ 39 degrees for 2 days prior to bottling.

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