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American Amber

197 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mouse Thief Brewing
Calories: 197 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 28th 2019
1.060
1.011
6.5%
57.0
14.1
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber6.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 29.2%
6.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber6.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber - (late boil kettle addition) 35 10 29.2%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 9.3%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 9.3%
2 lb German - Munich Light2 lb Munich Light 37 6 9.3%
2 lb American - Pale 2-Row2 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 9.3%
1 lb American - Victory1 lb Victory 34 28 4.6%
21.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Cascade4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 55.76 50%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 1 min 1.2 25%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Aroma 0 min 25%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 215 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal cold sparged brew in bag w/2 gallons of brewing water after steeping Steeping -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.8 gal (51.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.47 gal (45.86 qt) and adding 0.8 gal (3.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.56 gal (58.24 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 11.28 gal (45.12 qt) and adding 2.56 gal (10.24 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.84 55.4  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 13.11 g | 52.4 qt) 13.84 55.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 13.83 g | 55.3 qt) 14.56 58.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.53 2.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.27 g | 49.1 qt) 13 52  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.53 2.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Volume into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 13.84 55.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Citra Hops steeped in Coffee press with boiled wart for 15 min @ 150f to 160f then added to keg at kegging.

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