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Courage Clone

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 89% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 24th 2020
1.050
1.012
5.0%
18.0
6.5
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.13 lb Briess - American - Brewers Malt 2-Row7.13 lb American - Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 85.1%
7.80 oz Belgian - Biscuit7.8 oz Belgian - Biscuit 35 23 5.8%
12.20 oz Viking - American - Caramel / Crystal 30L12.2 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 30L 34 30 9.1%
134.08 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 9.6 Boil 40 min 15.04 33.3%
1 oz Fuggle1 oz Fuggle Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 5 min 2.99 66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Copenhagen Lager Yeast WLP850
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
54 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 451 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 30 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
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
4 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 90 min
3 gal Batch Sparge 190 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 3.56 14.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.23 16.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.05 -4.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.79 g | 19.2 qt) 4.74 18.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.9 23.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.9 g | 23.6 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.3 33.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

A delicious John Courage Amber Lager clone. One of my favorite all time beers.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-05-03 01:01 UTC