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American Amber

185 calories 19.2 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: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 20th 2018
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb US - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 76.4%
11 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L11 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.2%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.5%
8 oz American - Victory8 oz Victory 34 28 4.5%
15 oz Munich - Light 10L15 oz Munich - Light 10L 33 10 8.4%
178 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
26 g Magnum26 g Magnum Hops Pellet 9.9 Boil 60 min 32.04 51%
6 g Cascade6 g Cascade Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 10 min 1.27 11.8%
5 g Centennial5 g Centennial Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 10 min 1.92 9.8%
7 g Cascade7 g Cascade Hops Pellet 4.7 Aroma 0 min 13.7%
7 g Centennial7 g Centennial Hops Pellet 8.5 Aroma 0 min 13.7%
51 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 144 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-
46 10 12 14 42 150
9 ml lactic
whirlfloc
yeast nutrient
oxygen
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge -- 162 °F 15 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 4.17 16.7  
Mash volume with grains 5.06 20.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.39 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.54 g | 18.1 qt) 3.97 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.14 32.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

mash 4
sparge 5
165 strike
1st running 1.084
2nd running 1.028

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