American Amber Beer Recipe | All Grain American Amber Ale by Bryan Lee | Brewer's Friend
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American Amber

183 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 30 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Bryan Lee
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 15th 2023
1.056
1.010
6.1%
37.6
20.7
5.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
50 lb American - Vienna50 lb Vienna 35 4 76.9%
14 lb Munich - 60L14 lb Munich - 60L 33 60 21.5%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 1.5%
65 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 60 min 10.52 7.1%
8 oz Amarillo8 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 10.4 Boil 10 min 18.46 28.6%
8 oz Amarillo8 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Whirlpool 0 min 8.59 28.6%
10 oz Citra10 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil at 185 °F 0 min 35.7%
28 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
21 gal Strike 172 °F 152 °F 60 min
21 gal Sparge 172 °F 150 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
30 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 549 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Knoxville (KUB) 2019 Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
No target water profile was chosen, but salts were added by the head brewer.
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Notes

Target pH: 5.47
OG: 1.074
IBU: 47.52
SRM: 15.63
ABV: 6.42%

Kettle Full @ 33 gal
Kettle Full OG: 1.053
Kettle Full pH: 5.56

Recipe pH is a bit lower than that which was measured on brew day.

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Gallons
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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