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American Summer Ale 2014

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 17 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Source: Anchor Brewing Summer Beer
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 24th 2014
1.052
1.012
5.1%
24.6
4.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pilsner12 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 37.5%
12 lb Belgian - Wheat12 lb Wheat 38 1.8 37.5%
4 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 12.5%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 6.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 3.1%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 3.1%
32 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9 Boil 60 min 10.64 20%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9 Aroma 30 min 8.17 20%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.7 Aroma 15 min 4.1 20%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.7 Aroma 5 min 1.65 20%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.7 Aroma 0 min 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Coriander (Indian, from World Spice Merchants on Western Ave) Spice Boil 5 min.
6 tbsp Orange Marmalade Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Ale Yeast Blend WLP060
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 621 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Added 10g of gypsum and 10g of calcium chloride
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
mashed-in low and brought temp up to ~150 Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 18.69 gal (74.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 6.69 gal (26.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.76 gal (55.04 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.44 gal (37.76 qt) and adding 1.76 gal (7.04 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.2 44.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 11.2 44.8  
Mash volume with grains 13.76 55  
Grain absorption losses -4 -16  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.74 g | 47 qt) 13.05 52.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 18.69 g | 74.8 qt) 20 80  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 17 68  
Going into fermentor 17 68  
Total: 24.25 97
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pre-boil gravity: 1.042

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