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Cascade Amber Ale

157 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 157 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 29th 2020
1.048
1.010
5.1%
30.8
11.2
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.75 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter5.75 lb Finest Maris Otter 38 3 66.7%
0.25 lb American - Wheat0.25 lb Wheat 38 1.8 2.9%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 2.9%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 11.6%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 11.6%
6 oz Cane Sugar6 oz Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 4.3%
8.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 45 min 23.23 28.6%
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 5 min 7.57 42.9%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.5 Dry Hop 9 days 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash --
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash --
2.20 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
79%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 161 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 4.3 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Cville Tap
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
64.3 12.4 29 44 168 38
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.6 g | 30.4 qt) 7.53 30.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.26 g | 33 qt) 8.19 32.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.03 -4.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.32 g | 25.3 qt) 6.25 25  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.03 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 4.75 g | 19 qt) 4.8 19.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 4.8 g | 19.2 qt) 4.75 19  
Total: 7.53 30.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed May '20, started drinking July '20. Very enjoyable, exceeded my expectations! (experimented with a few things, and was using mostly left over ingredients)

Tasting notes: Sweet, nutty and fruity, full flavor up front, but nice dry and hoppy finish with noticeable hoppy bitterness at end. Thanks to flaked wheat (my first time using), it has a medium body and a beautifully dense, pillowy head that lasts until the end of the glass! I was expecting a lighter body considering the low OG, but this is not a light feeling or tasting beer! Very tasty, and after finishing a bottle, I'm always left wanting another! I'll be brewing this again, and won't change a thing (which is saying something, because I'm a tweaker!)

Fermentation: pitched at 64 degrees previously harvested SA-04 (probably overpitched), self-raised to 69 in 24 hrs. Kept here for 1 week in primary, then raised to 70-72 for 3 weeks in secondary. 5 days cold crash. Bottle conditioned 6 weeks.

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