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Mac & Jacks's African Amber

Created: Saturday October 10th 2015
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177 calories 21.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Source: BYO
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.8 g (Per 12oz)
1.053
1.018
4.6%
23.3
8.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.75 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row10.75 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 84.3%
1 lb Belgian - Munich1 lb Munich 38 6 7.8%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 70L0.5 lb Crystal 70L 34 70 3.9%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.9%
12.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 60 min 21.03 44.4%
1.25 oz Cascade1.25 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Aroma 2 min 2.22 55.6%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 149 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.5 qt @ 113 F Decoction -- 104 °F 20 min
6.6 qt @ 210 F Decoction -- 140 °F 30 min
7.2 qt @ 210 F Decoction -- 158 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 0.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 0.75 qt/lb 2.39 9.6  
Mash volume with grains 3.41 13.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.59 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.79 g | 31.2 qt) 6.45 25.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.33 g | 33.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.84 35.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default

Batch Performance
Efficiency:
Conversion Efficiency N/A
Pre-Boil: 72% 27.1 ppg
Ending Kettle: 61% 22.9 ppg
Brew House Efficiency N/A
Wort Volume:
Pending - N/A
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Alcohol and Attenuation:
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Amount Packaged:
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Latest Brew Log
Date Days Event Gravity Volume pH Temp Updated Comment
10/12/2015 4:07 AM
over 9 years ago 		+1 Pre-Boil Gravity 1.050 6.9 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
10/12/2015 4:08 AM
over 9 years ago 		+1 Boil Complete 1.053 5.5 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
"Mac & Jacks's African Amber" American Amber Ale beer recipe by BYO. All Grain, ABV 4.56%, IBU 23.26, SRM 7.95, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Munich, Crystal 70L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Cascade)
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