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Amber

177 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.56 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (brew house)
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 30th 2022
1.054
1.010
5.8%
23.8
14.0
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Munich - Light 10L5 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 44.9%
3 lb American - Vienna3 lb Vienna 35 4 27%
2 lb Great Western - Domestic 2-Row2 lb Domestic 2-Row 37 2 18%
10 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L10 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5.6%
2 oz Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II2 oz Carafa Special Type II 29.9 425 1.1%
6 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose6 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 3.4%
11.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.55 oz Magnum0.55 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.3 Boil 55 min 22.4 35.5%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2 Boil 5 min 1.35 64.5%
1.55 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Berlin lager
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
58 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Infusion 155 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume 9.12 36.5  
Mash volume with grains 9.98 39.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.03 0.1  
Pre boil volume 7.56 30.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Volume into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.12 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Reduced caramel 60 from 16 to 10oz
Reduced Carafa from 4 to 2oz
Lowered IBU from 28 to 25

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