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American Amber

187 calories 17.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Colby/Conn/Me
Calories: 187 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday January 2nd 2018
1.061
1.013
6.2%
38.5
10.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.20 kg New Zealand - American Ale Malt2.2 kg American Ale Malt 37.3 2.54 37.7%
1.60 kg New Zealand - Munich Malt1.6 kg Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 27.4%
1 kg New Zealand - Ale Malt1 kg Ale Malt 37.4 3.05 17.2%
830 g New Zealand - Red Back Malt830 g Red Back Malt 35.4 32.99 14.2%
200 g New Zealand - Gladiator Malt200 g Gladiator Malt 37.3 5.08 3.4%
5.83 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Cascade30 g Cascade Hops Pellet 8.4 Mash 0 min 5.13 33.3%
30 g Cascade30 g Cascade Hops Pellet 8.4 First Wort 0 min 29.61 33.3%
30 g Centennial30 g Centennial Hops Pellet 7.8 Whirlpool at 90 °C 10 min 3.74 33.3%
90 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.16 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.80 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.40 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.30 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
16 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 374 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Only added 5g of acid as opposed to the 7ish suggested. Ph was 5.4 20mins in.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Infusion -- 66 °C 60 min
Infusion -- 71 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.43 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.4 L/kg 20
Mash volume with grains 23.7
Grain absorption losses -5.8
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.3 L) 17.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.4 L) 31
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 25.2
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Going into fermentor 25
Total: 37.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Only added 5g of acid as opposed to the 7ish suggested. Ph was 5.4 20mins in.

Pre boil 1.048

90min boil until volume was a little over 27L.

OG 1.059
FG 1.018
Most of the brew went well. Some drops of water from fermenter lid dropped into wort... Hopefully only sanitiser.

Flame out hops added at 96° C.
Bottled 26-2-18

Won BABBs April mini competition with 44 points



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  • Last Updated: 2019-06-26 01:51 UTC