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Amber Otter

172 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 260 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 223 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 15.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 91% (ending kettle)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday November 13th 2024
13.0 °P
2.6 °P
5.6%
28.3
10.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
302.50 lb Simpsons - Best Pale Ale302.5 lb Best Pale Ale 37.5 2 74.4%
55 lb Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt55 lb Barke Munich Malt 37 8 13.5%
12 lb Simpsons - Crystal Dark Medium (78.55 L)12 lb Crystal Dark Medium (78.55 L) 33 78.55 3%
4 lb Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate4 lb Pale Chocolate 32.7 220 1%
25 lb Simpsons - Crystal T5025 lb Crystal T50 34 50 6.2%
8 lb Weyermann - Melanoidin8 lb Melanoidin 34.5 27 2%
406.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 oz Hopsteiner - Helios16 oz Helios Hops Pellet 17.4 Boil 60 min 18.38 11.8%
2.50 lb Hopsteiner - Cascade2.5 lb Cascade Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 10 min 5.07 29.4%
3 lb Hopsteiner - Cascade3 lb Cascade Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 5 min 3.35 35.3%
2 lb Willamette2 lb Willamette Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 1.47 23.5%
8.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 4480 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Batch size mode 'kettle' requires full wort boil. Increase boil size to be greater than batch size.    
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 266.6 gal (1066.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 254.6 gal (1018.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 306.58 gal (1226.33 qt) 274.06 1096.3  
Total strike volume 274.06 1096.3  
Mash volume with grains 306.58 1226.3  
Grain absorption losses -50.81 -203.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 266.6 g | 1066.4 qt) 223 892  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -5.1 -20.4  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 216.4 g | 865.6 qt) 260 1040  
Estimated amount in fermentor 260 1040  
Total: 274.06 1096.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Amber Otter" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Beerzilla91. BIAB, ABV 5.59%, IBU 28.27, SRM 10.28, Fermentables: (Best Pale Ale, Barke Munich Malt, Crystal Dark Medium (78.55 L), Pale Chocolate, Crystal T50, Melanoidin) Hops: (Helios, Cascade, Willamette)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-13 17:51 UTC