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Amber Ale 5.75%

166 calories 13.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 13th 2015
1.051
1.007
5.7%
25.5
15.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.75 lb American - Pale 2-Row7.75 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 75.6%
0.50 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4.9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.9%
1 lb American - Munich - 60L1 lb Munich - 60L 33 60 9.8%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 45 min 13.54 25%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 7.29 25%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.71 25%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Aroma 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.35 gal (49.41 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 11.18 gal (44.72 qt) and adding 0.35 gal (1.41 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.53 46.1  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.61 g | 34.4 qt) 11.53 46.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.43 g | 37.7 qt) 12.35 49.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 10 40  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 11.53 46.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2018 - Taste@keg was good, hoppy. Maybe needs to be darker, more amber (shoot for 17)

4/5/19: based off Bells, but took out pale and victory malts, added honey malt, reduced the munich by 1#. Goal 17 SRM, 5.8% and 32 ibu. subbed fuggle for Willamette.

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