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Amber Lager 5gal

149 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 (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 6.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday March 22nd 2024
11.3 °P
2.4 °P
4.8%
29.7
12.3
5.5
6.72
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.10 kg Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT3.1 kg CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.73 / lb
$ 4.99 		36 1.75 86%
176.90 g Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT176.9 g WHITE WHEAT MALT $ 0.77 / lb
$ 0.30 		38.1 3.5 4.9%
117.90 g Great Western - Dark Munich117.9 g Dark Munich $ 0.86 / lb
$ 0.22 		33 20 3.3%
176.90 g Bestmalz - BEST Special X176.9 g BEST Special X $ 1.02 / lb
$ 0.40 		34.5 132.5 4.9%
31.80 g Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt31.8 g Midnight Wheat Malt $ 1.31 / lb
$ 0.09 		25 550 0.9%
3,603.50 g / $ 6.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 g Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)2 g Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.22 / oz
$ 0.09 		Lupulin Pellet 24.5 Boil 60 min 8.2 5.9%
9.35 g Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade9.35 g Cascade Hops $ 0.56 / oz
$ 0.18 		Pellet 6.3 Boil 10 min 3.57 27.7%
13.05 g Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)13.05 g Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 0.97 / oz
$ 0.45 		Lupulin Pellet 20.1 Boil 10 min 15.92 38.7%
9.35 g Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade9.35 g Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 5 min 1.97 27.7%
33.75 g / $ 0.72
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.32 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.32 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.89 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308
Amount:
0.07 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 75 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
72 30 61 76.5 80 0.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- 149 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 2.48 9.9  
Mash volume with grains 3.12 12.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.99 -4  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.76 31  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 9 36  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 7.46 g | 29.8 qt) 5 20  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5 20  
Total: 10.24 41
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Amber Lager 5gal" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Bigbre04. All Grain, ABV 4.79%, IBU 29.66, SRM 12.34, Fermentables: ( CMC 2-ROW MALT, WHITE WHEAT MALT, Dark Munich, BEST Special X, Midnight Wheat Malt) Hops: (Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo), Cascade, Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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