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Malty American Amber ale 27/04/25

178 calories 17.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 43 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 63 liters
Post Boil Size: 46 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 178 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday April 26th 2025
1.058
1.013
5.8%
42.4
10.8
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 kg Joe White - Ale Malt9.5 kg Ale Malt 36.8 2.81 90.9%
500 g Simpsons - Imperial Malt500 g Imperial Malt 34.5 15.6 4.8%
300 g Joe White - Caramalt300 g Caramalt 34.5 21.17 2.9%
150 g German - Carafa I150 g Carafa I - (late mash tun addition) 32 340 1.4%
10,450 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Centennial50 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10.3 Boil 20 min 19.86 16.7%
50 g Simcoe50 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 11.7 Boil 20 min 22.56 16.7%
100 g Galaxy100 g Galaxy Hops Pellet 19 Dry Hop 14 days 33.3%
100 g Citra100 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 14 days 33.3%
300 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Cali
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 215 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Australia, Melbourne, Caufield 13/14
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 L Infusion -- 66 °C 60 min
50 L Fly Sparge 75 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.6 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 52.05 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 6.65 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.6 L/kg 27.2
Mash volume with grains 34.1
Grain absorption losses -10.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 36.2 L) 47.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 52.1 L) 63
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 43 L) 46
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 46 L) 43
Total: 74.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash ph was perfect 5.4 and 5.4

Pre boil 66 litres 1.042 about 1 hour 20 mins. Boiled down to 52-53. Another 25 mins reduced to 46.

Not sure about mash temp, maybe around 66C


One keg was short about 5 litres. Need to aim for 48 instead of 43 as the target.

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