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Belgian Amber

177 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday March 30th 2018
1.054
1.010
5.7%
22.2
11.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
33 lb American - Pale 2-Row33 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 84.6%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.1%
2 lb German - Munich Light2 lb Munich Light 37 6 5.1%
2 lb American - Special Roast2 lb Special Roast 33 50 5.1%
39 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Northern Brewer3 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 60 min 21.06 50%
3 oz Liberty3 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 2 min 1.17 50%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 757 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
44 qt Fly Sparge -- 154 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 21.73 gal (86.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 9.73 gal (38.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.75 gal (70.98 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.88 gal (35.52 qt) and adding 5.75 gal (22.98 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.63 58.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 14.63 58.5  
Mash volume with grains 17.75 71  
Grain absorption losses -4.88 -19.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 12.23 g | 48.9 qt) 12.5 50  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 21.73 g | 86.9 qt) 22 88  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 20 80  
Going into fermentor 20 80  
Total: 27.13 108.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Amber" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Tall Load. All Grain, ABV 5.69%, IBU 22.24, SRM 11.87, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Munich Light, Special Roast) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Liberty)
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