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Well Water Amber Lager

143 calories 12 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 143 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 1st 2020
1.044
1.007
5.0%
19.8
10.7
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 oz Weyermann - CaraAroma4 oz CaraAroma 36 140 2.7%
8 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row8 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 86.5%
8 oz Weyermann - Caramunich Type 38 oz Caramunich Type 3 34 57 5.4%
8 oz Weyermann - Caramunich Type 28 oz Caramunich Type 2 34 45 5.4%
148 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Chinook0.25 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 12.66 25%
0.25 oz Perle0.25 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 15 min 3.96 25%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 5 min 3.18 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
74 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 8.24 psi       Temp: 34 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Strike 133 °F 122 °F 25 min
2 gal Infusion 151 °F 140 °F 90 min
4 gal Batch Sparge 140 °F 140 °F 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.05 16.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.79 19.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.16 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.6 g | 18.4 qt) 5.11 20.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.24 g | 29 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.7 22.8  
Going into fermentor 5.7 22.8  
Total: 9.16 36.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Clean and drinkable. I am a big fan of Amber lagers. This is my take on Abita Amber. It is a little thin, may be the yeast. I would probably do a single temp mash at 152 degrees.

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