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Abita Amber Clone

149 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Vienna Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 24th 2025
1.045
1.013
4.2%
23.0
11.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row8 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 90.1%
0.50 lb Great Western - Crystal 600.5 lb Crystal 60 30 60 5.6%
0.25 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)0.25 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 2.8%
0.13 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate0.125 lb Chocolate 34 425 1.4%
8.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Artisan - Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 19.16 50%
0.50 oz Artisan - Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.6 Aroma at 212 °F 5 min 3.82 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
6 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
8 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 0 min.
7 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Munich Helles Yeast WLP860
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 52 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
48 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 74 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.9 g | 31.6 qt) 8.36 33.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.61 g | 34.4 qt) 9.07 36.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.11 -4.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.36 33.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Abita Amber Clone" Vienna Lager beer recipe by Brewer #456936. BIAB, ABV 4.23%, IBU 22.98, SRM 11.65, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Crystal 60, Munich Type II (Dark), Chocolate) Hops: (Northern Brewer) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Baking Soda, Citric acid)
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