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California Red Ale

179 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mike Theodore
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 22nd 2015
1.055
1.009
6.0%
39.2
14.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.13 lb American - Pale 2-Row10.125 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 77.9%
1.50 lb Belgian - CaraMunich1.5 lb CaraMunich 33 50 11.5%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 5.8%
0.25 lb American - Rye0.25 lb Rye 38 3.5 1.9%
0.25 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.25 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 1.9%
0.13 lb American - Roasted Barley0.125 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 1%
13 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 22.27 20%
1 oz Perle1 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 15 min 13.94 40%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 3 min 2.98 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 308 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Until you collect 8 gallons Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 45 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 4.88 19.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.92 23.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.59 g | 18.4 qt) 5 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.59 g | 30.4 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.88 39.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"California Red Ale" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Mike Theodore. All Grain, ABV 6.01%, IBU 39.2, SRM 14.31, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, CaraMunich, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Rye, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Roasted Barley) Hops: (Chinook, Perle, Cascade)
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