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American Red

225 calories 21.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: TechNerd3000
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 22nd 2014
1.068
1.015
7.0%
65.2
14.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 79.6%
1 lb Cane Sugar1 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 8%
12 oz German - CaraRed12 oz CaraRed 34 20 6%
10 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L10 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5%
3 oz American - Chocolate3 oz Chocolate 29 350 1.5%
201 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9 Boil 60 min 34.44 25%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 30 min 18.67 12.5%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 15 min 12.06 12.5%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 0 min 25%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Dry Hop 7 days 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 157 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14 qt Sacch Rest Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
15.5 qt Single Batch Sparge Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.61 14.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.54 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.45 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.62 g | 18.5 qt) 4.08 16.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6 24  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.07 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.7 30.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Red" American Amber Ale beer recipe by TechNerd3000. All Grain, ABV 6.99%, IBU 65.17, SRM 14.39, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Cane Sugar, CaraRed, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Chocolate) Hops: (Centennial, Simcoe, Cascade) Other: (Whirfloc)
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