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AMERICAN AMBER ALE

3097 calories 272.4 g 6 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.35 liters
Post Boil Size: 8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: MANUEL RODRIGUEZ
Calories: 3097 calories (Per 6L)
Carbs: 272.4 g (Per 6L)
Created: Friday March 24th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
1,000 g Castle Malting - Château Pale Ale1000 g Château Pale Ale 38 7.58 46.9%
300 g Castle Malting - Château Vienna300 g Château Vienna 38 5.44 14.1%
200 g Castle Malting - Château Munich Light200 g Château Munich Light 34 18.78 9.4%
215 g Weyermann - CaraRed215 g CaraRed 35 50.01 10.1%
222.16 g Castle Malting - Château Cara Gold222.16 g Château Cara Gold 34 118.59 10.4%
197.08 g Belgian - Wheat197.08 g Wheat 38 3.31 9.2%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 g Chinook4 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 20.68 36.4%
4 g Cascade4 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 4.04 36.4%
3 g Amarillo3 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 5 min 2.05 27.3%
11 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.10 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.84 ml Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.10 ml Citric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
6 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 48 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 49.4 g       Temp: 18 °C       CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.40272 L Strike 69 °C 67 °C 60 min
7.23782 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 6.4
Mash volume with grains 7.8
Grain absorption losses -2.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.4 L) 8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.8 L) 11.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 7 L) 8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 8 L) 7
Total: 14.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"AMERICAN AMBER ALE" American Amber Ale beer recipe by MANUEL RODRIGUEZ. All Grain, ABV 6.05%, IBU 26.76, SRM 26.06, Fermentables: (Château Pale Ale, Château Vienna, Château Munich Light, CaraRed, Château Cara Gold, Wheat) Hops: (Chinook, Cascade, Amarillo) Other: (Irish Moss, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Salt, Baking Soda, Citric acid)
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