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Downer Ave

153 calories 13.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 250 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 270 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jarrett Mack
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 28th 2025
1.047
1.008
5.1%
27.5
16.3
5.4
511.55
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
330 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale330 lb Maris Otter Pale $ 0.87 / lb
$ 287.10 		38 3.75 83%
27.50 lb United Kingdom - Amber27.5 lb Amber $ 0.96 / lb
$ 26.40 		32 27 6.9%
20 lb Riverbend Malt - Melanoidin Malt20 lb Melanoidin Malt $ 0.91 / lb
$ 18.20 		35 23.82 5%
5 lb Belgian - Biscuit5 lb Biscuit $ 1.00 / lb
$ 5.00 		35 23 1.3%
10 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate10 lb Pale Chocolate $ 0.99 / lb
$ 9.90 		33 207 2.5%
5 lb Simpsons - Black Malt5 lb Black Malt $ 0.99 / lb
$ 4.95 		34 700 1.3%
397.50 lbs / $ 351.55
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 lb BSG - Fuggle2 lb Fuggle Hops $ 11.00 / lb
$ 22.00 		Pellet 3 Boil 60 min 7.56 33.3%
1 lb Cascade1 lb Cascade Hops $ 12.00 / lb
$ 12.00 		Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 6.78 16.7%
3 lb Cascade3 lb Cascade Hops $ 12.00 / lb
$ 36.00 		Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 13.13 50%
6 lbs / $ 70.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 oz Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 oz Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 oz Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
75 g Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2 qt caramel itaberco $ 20.00 / qt
$ 40.00 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
$ 40.00
 
Yeast
Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 50.00 / each
$ 50.00
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3867 B cells required
$ 50.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Waupun
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70 15 15 80 90 75
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
124.22 gal Strike 166 °F 152 °F 60 min
195.72 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 255.1 gal (1020.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 243.1 gal (972.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 156.02 gal (624.08 qt) 124.22 496.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 124.22 496.9  
Mash volume with grains 156.02 624.1  
Grain absorption losses -49.69 -198.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 180.82 g | 723.3 qt) 195.72 782.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 255.1 g | 1020.4 qt) 270 1080  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3.6 -14.4  
Post boil Volume 250 1000  
Going into fermentor 250 1000  
Total: 319.94 1279.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Downer Ave" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Jarrett Mack. All Grain, ABV 5.11%, IBU 27.46, SRM 16.27, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Amber, Melanoidin Malt, Biscuit, Pale Chocolate, Black Malt) Hops: (Fuggle, Cascade) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Lactic acid, caramel itaberco)
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