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farmhouse red

183 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 79 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: Paul Nixon
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 5th 2025
1.056
1.010
6.1%
51.3
22.3
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
75 lb American - Pale Ale75 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 46.9%
55 lb German - CaraMunich II55 lb German - CaraMunich II 34 46 34.4%
10 lb German - CaraMunich II10 lb German - CaraMunich II 34 46 6.3%
15 lb American - Wheat15 lb American - Wheat 38 1.8 9.4%
5 lb German - CaraAroma5 lb German - CaraAroma 34 130 3.1%
160 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
17 oz Nugget17 oz Nugget Hops Leaf/Whole 12 Boil 60 min 44.6 58.6%
12 oz Cascade12 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 10 min 6.66 41.4%
29 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
40 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
40 g CaCl2 Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
East Coast Yeast - Saison Brasserie ECY08
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
75 - 85 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1390 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Plymouth, MA Tap, 2012
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- 150 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 78.59 gal (314.35 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 66.59 gal (266.35 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 62.8 gal (251.2 qt) 50 200  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 50 200  
Mash volume with grains 62.8 251.2  
Grain absorption losses -20 -80  
Remaining sparge water volume 49.25 197  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 78.59 g | 314.4 qt) 79 316  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.09 -4.4  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 76.41 g | 305.7 qt) 76 304  
Estimated amount in fermentor 76 304  
Total: 99.25 397
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"farmhouse red" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Paul Nixon. All Grain, ABV 6.1%, IBU 51.25, SRM 22.34, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, German - CaraMunich II, American - Wheat, German - CaraAroma) Hops: (Nugget, Cascade) Other: (Gypsum, CaCl2, Epsom Salt)
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