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Yardbird Amber Ale

180 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.101 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.201 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 6th 2021
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1.055
1.010
5.9%
19.5
13.9
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.25 lb Simpsons - Maris Otter pale8.25 lb Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 73.5%
2.25 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)2.25 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 20.1%
4.50 oz Aromatic Malt4.5 oz Aromatic Malt 35 20 2.5%
3.50 oz American - Victory3.5 oz Victory 34 28 1.9%
2.25 oz Briess - Chocolate2.25 oz Chocolate 25 350 1.3%
1.25 oz Briess - Black Malt1.25 oz Black Malt 27 500 0.7%
179.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 17.09 50%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 2.45 25%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 25%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 15 min.
 
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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5.6 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Bremerton, WA, USA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.7 gal Steeping 179 °F 152 °F 60 min
4.82 gal Top Off 168 °F -- 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.75 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (4.65 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.65 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 3.26 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.91 19.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 1.81 g | 7.2 qt) 5.81 23.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.4 -5.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.08 g | 12.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 1.5 6  
Top off amount 4 16  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 4.65 18.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Yardbird Amber Ale" American Amber Ale beer recipe by rockstrom1@comcast.net. All Grain, ABV 5.93%, IBU 19.53, SRM 13.9, Fermentables: (Maris Otter pale, Munich Type II (Dark), Aromatic Malt, Victory, Chocolate, Black Malt) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Fuggles) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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