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Pacific Amber Ale

Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Justin Westcott
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday September 16th 2020

Amber waves of grain

by raiderrob

OG: 1.058 FG: 1.011 ABV: 6.2% IBU: 36

Original Gravity:

1.060

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

6.1%

IBU (tinseth):

31.6

SRM (morey):

13.7

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	Deer Creek - Keystone Pale9 lb Keystone Pale	37.7	2.9	75%
2 lb	Weyermann - CaraRed2 lb CaraRed	35	19.3	16.7%
0.50 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 80L	35	80	4.2%
0.50 lb	Deer Creek - First Crack (Melanoidin)0.5 lb First Crack (Melanoidin)	35.4	45	4.2%
12 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.40 oz	Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.3	Boil	60 min	9.69	16.7%
0.40 oz	Centennial0.4 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	20 min	9.31	16.7%
0.40 oz	Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.3	Boil	15 min	4.81	16.7%
0.80 oz	Amarillo0.8 oz Amarillo Hops	Pellet	7.7	Boil	5 min	4.72	33.3%
0.40 oz	Centennial0.4 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	5 min	3.07	16.7%
2.40 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.80 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	14.5	33.4%
0.80 oz	Centennial (Pellet)	12.38	33.4%
0.80 oz	Amarillo (Pellet)	4.72	33.3%
2.40 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.4 gal		Strike	159 °F	153 °F	75 min
2.3 gal	Cold pour over	Sparge	68 °F	68 °F	--

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2.20 g	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Mash	15 min.
2.20 g	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient		Other	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 209 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 4.3 oz Temp: 64 °F CO₂ Level: 2.4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Distilled

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
91	0	30	118	59	70
Mash: Boil: 3.8 g CaCl2 1.6 g 2.3 g NaHCO3 2.2 g CaSO4 0.9 g
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Notes

Strike: 5.4 gal 158 F
Sparge: 2.3 gal
Preboil Volume: 6.5 gal

Based on Justin Westcott's "Possibility and Promise Pacific Amber Ale", a National Homebrew Competition gold medal winner in 2019.

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Last Updated: 2020-10-08 20:11 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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