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Big Basin Amber Ale

163 calories 19.6 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: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: John Palmer
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 28th 2016
1.049
1.016
4.4%
49.1
16.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 76.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 9.5%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 9.5%
0.50 lb Flaked Wheat0.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 19.11 20%
1 oz Mt. Hood1 oz Mt. Hood Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 30 min 20.56 40%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 15 min 9.48 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Northwest Ale 1332
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 253 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.25 qt Infusion -- 155 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 168 °F 10 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 3.94 15.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.78 19.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.72 g | 18.9 qt) 4.63 18.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.56 34.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big Basin Amber Ale" American Amber Ale beer recipe by John Palmer. All Grain, ABV 4.41%, IBU 49.14, SRM 16.39, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Caramel / Crystal 90L, Flaked Wheat) Hops: (Centennial, Mt. Hood, Willamette)
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