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Amber Ale

199 calories 20.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.240 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.480 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Calories: 199 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 18th 2020
1.060
1.015
5.9%
24.8
17.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row20.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 70.7%
1 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 3.4%
2 lb Briess - Victory Malt2 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 6.9%
4 lb Bestmalz - BEST Vienna4 lb BEST Vienna 37 3.8 13.8%
1 lb Briess - Special Roast1 lb Special Roast 33 40 3.4%
0.50 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt0.5 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 1.7%
29 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Nugget5 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 20.13 50%
3 oz Cascade3 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 4.64 30%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 20%
10 oz / $ 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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 234 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-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.2 gal (52.78 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.68 gal (38.72 qt) and adding 1.2 gal (4.78 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.88 43.5  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.5 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (6.88 g). Reduce mash thickness to 0.94 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 7 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.88 43.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 2.7 g | 10.8 qt) 13.2 52.8  
Grain absorption losses -3.63 -14.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.38 g | 13.5 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.38 -1.5  
Post boil Volume 1.5 6  
Top off amount 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 6.88 27.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew Date: 2/23/20
Mash in, flash temp 165
Target Mash = 150, hit immediately
60 Minute Mash

first runnings 1.098
Mid sparge, 7 gal in the kettle 1.084
Late sparge, 10.5gal in the kettle 1.020
Starting boil gravity = 1.050
Whirlpool reading = 1.058

OG hydrometer = 1.060
Fridge temp set at 55 degrees

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  • Last Updated: 2020-02-24 01:50 UTC