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Screaming Weevil Red X Amber Ale

Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.54 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Semper Sitientem
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 196 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday January 25th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.060

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

6.5%

IBU (tinseth):

28.9

SRM (morey):

14.4

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

18.69

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6 lb	Bestmalz - Best RED X6 lb Best RED X	$ 1.79 / lb $ 10.74	36	12	92.3%
0.50 lb	German - CaraRed0.5 lb CaraRed	$ 2.25 / lb $ 1.13	34	20	7.7%
6.50 lbs / $ 11.87

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 1.13	Pellet	6.9	Boil	30 min	17.72	50%
0.25 oz	Cascade0.25 oz Cascade Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 0.56	Pellet	6.9	Boil	20 min	6.98	25%
0.25 oz	Cascade0.25 oz Cascade Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 0.56	Pellet	6.9	Boil	10 min	4.18	25%
1 oz / $ 2.25

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	$ 2.25 / oz $ 2.25	28.88	100%
1 oz / $ 2.25

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.5 gal		Temperature	155 °F	150 °F	75 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.25 tsp	Baking Soda	$ 0.01 / tsp $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.17 / tsp $ 0.08	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Gypsum	$ 0.14 / tsp $ 0.07	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Irish Moss	$ 0.28 / tsp $ 0.14	Fining	Mash	15 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	$ 0.33 / tsp $ 0.33	Other	Mash	10 min.
$ 0.63

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 3.95 / each $ 3.95
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	75 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 59 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 2.8 oz Temp: 75 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Standard

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
9	2	12	14	1	34
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Notes

I had been trying to create a go-to amber for some time. I brewed this SMASH on a whim after reading about the mysterious Red X malt. It turned out great. I get a lot of positive feedback on this beer. This has become my go-to.

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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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