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Brew Fort Flat Tire

163 calories 14.4 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: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 5th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb Mountain Malt - Premium 2-Row Base Malt7.5 lb Premium 2-Row Base Malt $ 1.80 / lb
$ 13.50 		37.6 2 65.8%
1.50 lb Root Shoot Malting - Light Munich1.5 lb Light Munich $ 2.30 / lb
$ 3.45 		36 3.5 13.2%
1.25 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 20L1.25 lb Caramel Malt - 20L $ 2.75 / lb
$ 3.44 		35 20 11%
0.30 lb Briess - Victory Malt0.3 lb Victory Malt $ 2.75 / lb
$ 0.83 		34.5 28 2.6%
0.30 lb Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L0.3 lb Crystal 60L $ 2.75 / lb
$ 0.83 		33.1 60 2.6%
0.30 lb Simpsons - Aromatic Malt0.3 lb Aromatic Malt $ 2.75 / lb
$ 0.83 		33 23.04 2.6%
4 oz Weyermann - Acidulated4 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 2.2%
11.40 lbs / $ 22.86
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Nugget0.3 oz Nugget Hops $ 3.00 / oz
$ 0.90 		Pellet 15.3 Boil at 203 °F 60 min 18.17 30%
0.30 oz Willamette0.3 oz Willamette Hops $ 3.00 / oz
$ 0.90 		Pellet 7.7 Boil at 203 °F 10 min 3.32 30%
0.40 oz East Kent Goldings0.4 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.4 Boil 5 min 1.55 40%
1 oz / $ 1.80
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each Whirlfloc tablet Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 6.00 / each
$ 6.00
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
$ 6.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.55 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.9 gal Temperature 153 °F 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.29 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.29 qt/lb 6.53 26.1  
Mash volume with grains 7.44 29.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.43 -5.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.69 g | 6.7 qt) 0.65 2.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.18 28.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brew Fort Flat Tire" American Amber Ale beer recipe by J.Bird. All Grain, ABV 5.35%, IBU 23.04, SRM 9.94, Fermentables: (Premium 2-Row Base Malt, Light Munich, Caramel Malt - 20L, Victory Malt, Crystal 60L, Aromatic Malt, Acidulated) Hops: (Nugget, Willamette, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Whirlfloc tablet)
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