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Amber 8

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.43 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 210 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday February 17th 2023

Original Gravity:

1.064

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

6.9%

IBU (tinseth):

43.5

SRM (morey):

12.8

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

18.33

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.75 lb	German - Bohemian Pilsner6.75 lb Bohemian Pilsner		38	1.9	48.2%
4.25 lb	Patagonia - Patagonia Munich4.25 lb Patagonia Munich	$ 2.96 / kg $ 5.71	34	12	30.4%
2 lb	Weyermann - CaraRed2 lb CaraRed	$ 2.29 / lb $ 4.58	35	19.3	14.3%
0.50 lb	German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin		37	25	3.6%
8 oz	German - CaraAmber8 oz CaraAmber		34	23	3.6%
14 lbs / $ 10.29

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	Cascade1.25 oz Cascade Hops	$ 14.99 / lb $ 1.17	Pellet	7	Boil	30 min	21.96	37.3%
1.10 oz	Northern Brewer1.1 oz Northern Brewer Hops	$ 2.12 / oz $ 2.33	Pellet	7.8	Boil	30 min	21.54	32.8%
1 oz	Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops		Pellet	8.6	Boil	0 min		29.9%
3.35 oz / $ 3.50

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	$ 14.99 / lb $ 1.17	21.96	37.3%
1.10 oz	Northern Brewer (Pellet)	$ 2.12 / oz $ 2.33	21.54	32.8%
1 oz	Amarillo (Pellet)			29.9%
3.35 oz / $ 3.50

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
		Infusion	153 °F	153 °F	60 min
	mash out	Infusion	164 °F	164 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.20 / each $ 0.20	Fining	Boil	5 min.
6.70 tsp	Ascorbic Acid	$ 3.89 / oz $ 4.34	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
3 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4.50 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Baking Soda		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
$ 4.54

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 114 B cells required

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Priming

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
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Last Updated: 2023-02-18 15:59 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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