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Red / brown Pilsner

138 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.208 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.208 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 10th 2021
1.042
1.010
4.2%
5.1
15.6
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3,000 g Viking - Pilsner Malt3000 g Pilsner Malt 37 1.9 81.1%
500 g Simpsons - Crystal Dark500 g Crystal Dark 33 120 13.5%
200 g Castle Malting - Château Biscuit200 g Château Biscuit 35 17 5.4%
3,700 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Hallertau Hercules6 g Hallertau Hercules Hops Pellet 16.5 Boil 60 min 3.22 35.3%
4 g Southern Passion4 g Southern Passion Hops Pellet 11.4 Boil 60 min 1.48 23.5%
3 g Saaz3 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 0.07 17.6%
2 g Hallertau Hercules2 g Hallertau Hercules Hops Pellet 16.5 Boil 5 min 0.21 11.8%
2 g Southern Passion2 g Southern Passion Hops Pellet 11.4 Boil 5 min 0.15 11.8%
17 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
75 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 69 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Strike 159 °F 152 °F 60 min
2 gal Batch Sparge 149 °F 149 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.5 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (2.27 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.1 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 1.79 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.06 12.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates -0.29 g | -1.2 qt) 3.71 14.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.02 -4.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 2.52 g | 10.1 qt) 1 4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 1 4  
Top off amount 4 16  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 2.27 9.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Boil only 1 gallon with the hops. Add boiling water to keep 1 gallon. Strain the hops out, and add the 1 gallon back into the rest of the wort, raise the wort temperature to 165F, and add to fermenter (cool if possible). Top up with boiled water. Pitch below 85F.

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