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Amber (Hoppy) Ale

195 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.25 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (ending kettle)
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 9th 2018
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 lb US - Pale 2-Row11.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 78.5%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.8%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
24 g Yakima Valley Hops - Chinook24 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13.1 Boil 60 min 40.96 17.6%
28 g Centennial28 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 15 min 9.74 20.6%
28 g Cascade28 g Cascade Hops Pellet 5.4 Boil 15 min 5.26 20.6%
28 g Centennial28 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil at 212 °F 5 min 5.92 20.6%
28 g Cascade28 g Cascade Hops Pellet 5.4 Boil at 212 °F 5 min 3.2 20.6%
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Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 257 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pittsburgh Tap (7/3/21)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 7 23 30 25 85
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.4 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 4.4 17.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.57 22.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.83 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.69 22.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.68 g | 34.7 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.18 -0.7  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.57 g | 22.3 qt) 6.25 25  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6.25 25  
Total: 10.08 40.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

MASH

Water Volume: 4.4 gallons for 1.2lb/qt ratio.

Prior to heating HLT, check pH of tap water + add Salts/LA to achieve Goal water.
LA: 1mL

pH: __

STRIKE WATER: 164F.
Add Grains @ 162F.
Allow Temperature to fall to 152/153F prior to closing lid.
Total Mash Time: 60 minutes

FINAL MASH TEMP: __F
FINAL MASH pH:

Add 5L of Boiling Water at the end of Mash and stir into solution
Begin Vorlauf!

SPARGE

Heat 7gal of Water to 177F. Add to Sparge Vessel.
Recirculate 4 times (or until clear running's) prior to collecting wort.
Attempt to Sparge over ~20 minutes, collect 8 gal into boil kettle.

BOIL

Check Pre-Boil Gravity (goal: 1.046) + pH
NOTE: Make sure to adjust for TEMPERATURE

PRE-BOIL GRAVITY: @ F

PRE-BOIL pH:

Adjust Pre-Boil pH to: ~5.4 (+/- 0.1)

Final pH measurement:
Lactic Acid addition: mL

Boil for 90 minutes (goal OG: 1.059)
Add Bittering Hops @ 60 min.
Add Centennial/Cascade @ 15 + 5 minutes.
Add 1/2 crushed Whirlfloc tablet @ 5 minutes.
Begin Whirlpool after flameout, add "whirlpool" addition once wort is cooled to 180F.
Chill wort rapidly to ~70F thereafter.
Once temperature is ~70F: place lid on kettle, and allow immersion chiller to rest in wort for another ~5 minutes (to help settle particles in suspension).
Drain wort from Kettle into Mash Cooler with Hop Cylinder + fine mesh bag attached (at the end of auto-siphon)
Gravity feed 5.25gal ("F" Mark) of wort from Mash Cooler into Catalyst Fermenter
Allow Ranco/Chest Freezer to adjust wort temperature to goal starting temp (cool to 67F).

ORIGINAL GRAVITY: ____ (goal: 1.059)

FERMENTATION

Goal Starting Temp: 67F
O2: 1 minute

carbonate to approximately 2-2.5 volumes

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