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Vigilance Zapper Amber

209 calories 21.8 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: 7.8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Michael W Nielsen
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 209 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 12th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb US - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 37.7%
5 lb American - White Wheat5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 37.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 7.5%
1 lb Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 7.5%
0.75 lb American - Victory0.75 lb Victory 34 28 5.7%
4 oz Rice Hulls4 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 1.9%
0.25 lb Honey0.25 lb Honey 35 2 1.9%
13.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 60 min 20.71 22.7%
0.70 oz Cascade0.7 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.1 Boil 10 min 6.32 31.8%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.1 Boil 2 min 2.11 45.5%
2.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
4 oz honey Flavor Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
25 6 18 36 38 356
Add 10g CaCL2 and 10gm Epsom Salt to 9.5 Gl of H2O to reach target water balance.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 gal Strike -- 154 °F 60 min
3 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 55 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 6.5 26  
Mash volume with grains 7.54 30.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.44 g | 9.7 qt) 3.15 12.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.8 31.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.65 38.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash thickness of 2.0 vice 1.5. Also added a little honey with 15 min left in boil just because..

Hit 154 deg with Mash. Sparge was 50min. OG 1.062.

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