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Heart's Homebrew American Special Amber Ale

151 calories 15.3 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: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.101 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday March 13th 2015
1.046
1.011
4.6%
22.4
9.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light3.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 41.6%
1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 12.6%
2 lb United Kingdom - Lager2 lb Lager 38 1.4 25.2%
1 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row1 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 12.6%
0.50 lb Belgian - CaraVienne0.5 lb CaraVienne 34 20 6.3%
0.13 lb American - Chocolate0.125 lb Chocolate 29 350 1.6%
7.92 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 17.53 66.7%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.89 33.3%
3 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:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 1.36 5.4  
Mash volume with grains 1.65 6.6  
Grain absorption losses -0.45 -1.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.1 g | 24.4 qt) 1.49 5.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.36 1.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 2.5 10  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 2.85 11.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Heart's Homebrew American Special Amber Ale" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Gary F. All Grain, ABV 4.6%, IBU 22.42, SRM 9.06, Fermentables: (Liquid Malt Extract - Light, Dry Malt Extract - Light, Lager, Pale 2-Row, CaraVienne, Chocolate) Hops: (Hallertau Hersbrucker, Tettnanger)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-04-26 16:53 UTC