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Bill Walton Big Red Head Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.57 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday May 21st 2023

NB American Amber Ale

by west1m

OG: 1.052 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 39

Tall Ship Clone

by Water'n'Wine Truro

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.012 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 31

Glacier's Wake

by ZPalen

OG: 1.053 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 38

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

4.7%

IBU (tinseth):

33.9

SRM (morey):

12.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

0.24

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	American - Pale Ale9 lb Pale Ale	37	3.5	90.3%
9.50 oz	Great Western - Caramel Steam9.5 oz Caramel Steam	32	40	6%
4.50 oz	United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L4.5 oz Extra Dark Crystal 120L	33	120	2.8%
1.50 oz	American - Chocolate1.5 oz Chocolate	29	350	0.9%
159.50 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
7 g	Nugget7 g Nugget Hops	Pellet	14	Boil	90 min	15.03	12.4%
0.75 oz	Mosaic0.75 oz Mosaic Hops	Pellet	12.5	Boil	15 min	18.9	37.6%
1 oz	Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	0 min		50.1%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
7 g	Nugget (Pellet) 7 g Nugget (Pellet) Hops	15.03	12.4%
0.75 oz	Mosaic (Pellet)	18.9	37.6%
1 oz	Centennial (Pellet)		50.1%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.12 gal		Strike	152 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 152 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	KICK - Carrageenan / 10 Each	$ 0.23 / each $ 0.23	Fining	Boil	20 min.
0.50 tsp	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient / 163.5 Tsp	$ 0.02 / tsp $ 0.01	Other	Boil	10 min.
$ 0.24

Yeast

Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	71%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	55 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	73 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.52 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

After fermenation completes, cool to 50 for two days. Rack off yeast and cold crash for about a week.

Alternate finishing hops: crystal, amarillo, or citra.

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Last Updated: 2024-01-10 04:59 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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