Amber Ale (marshgrass amber Ale)

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 87% (ending kettle)
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday October 14th 2024

Original Gravity:

13.1 °P

Final Gravity:

2.9 °P

ABV (alternate):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

24.8

SRM (morey):

13.1

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

118.33

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
110 lb	Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT110 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT	$ 0.71 / lb $ 78.10	36	1.75	84%
6 lb	Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT6 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT	$ 0.73 / lb $ 4.38	38.1	3.5	4.6%
4 lb	Great Western - Dark Munich4 lb Dark Munich	$ 0.84 / lb $ 3.36	33	20	3.1%
6 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Special X6 lb BEST Special X	$ 1.02 / lb $ 6.12	34.5	132.5	4.6%
1 lb	Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt1 lb Midnight Wheat Malt	$ 1.31 / lb $ 1.31	25	550	0.8%
4 lb	Great Western - Crystal 40 Malt4 lb Crystal 40 Malt	$ 1.00 / lb $ 4.00	21	40	3.1%
131 lbs / $ 97.27

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.22 / oz $ 1.22	Lupulin Pellet	24.5	Boil	60 min	6.1	7.1%
5 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)5 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.20 / oz $ 6.00	Lupulin Pellet	20.1	Boil	15 min	12.42	35.7%
3 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)3 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.73 / oz $ 5.19	Lupulin Pellet	12	Boil	10 min	3.25	21.4%
5 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)5 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.73 / oz $ 8.65	Lupulin Pellet	12	Boil	5 min	2.98	35.7%
14 oz / $ 21.06

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.22 / oz $ 1.22	6.1	7.1%
5 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.20 / oz $ 6.00	12.42	35.7%
8 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.73 / oz $ 13.84	6.23	57.1%
14 oz / $ 21.06

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
			--	149 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
20 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
20 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast

Amount:	1.09 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	76%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1321 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
72	30	61	76.5	80	0.2
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Notes

Alot darker than expected.

next batch- drop the spec X down to 4 and up the C40 to 6.
sub out the Midnight wheat for chocolate malt 2#s.

Really tasty, but a little on the dark side, might drop the SRM down to 11. subbing the midnight wheat for chocolate would probably work.

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Last Updated: 2025-08-05 16:52 UTC

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