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Amber Ale

180 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 150 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 175 liters
Post Boil Size: 150 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Fernando Fonseca
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 24th 2025
1.055
1.010
5.8%
36.4
16.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 kg Patagonia - Pale ale30 kg Pale ale 36.8 2.9 77.3%
6 kg Patagonia - Pilsen6 kg Pilsen 34 2 15.5%
2 kg BA Malt - Caramelo 1202 kg Caramelo 120 34 120 5.2%
0.80 kg Patagonia - Chocolate Malt0.8 kg Chocolate Malt 29.9 350 2.1%
38.80 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 g Magnum60 g Magnum Hops Pellet 12.8 Boil 60 min 13.38 9.4%
200 g Willamette200 g Willamette Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 15 min 13.14 31.3%
180 g Cascade180 g Cascade Hops Pellet 9.9 Boil 5 min 6.19 28.1%
200 g Cascade200 g Cascade Hops Pellet 9.9 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 3.7 31.3%
640 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g Protafloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
9 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 712 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 157.9 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 112.5 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 167.23 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 19.79 L and adding 121.83 L sparge/top-off. 141.6
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 141.6
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 166.2 L) 167.2
Grain absorption losses -38.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 56 L) 73.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 157.9 L) 175
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2.2
Post boil Volume 150
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -1
Top off amount 1
Going into fermentor 150
Total: 214.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Amber Ale" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Fernando Fonseca. All Grain, ABV 5.8%, IBU 36.41, SRM 16.91, Fermentables: (Pale ale, Pilsen, Caramelo 120, Chocolate Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Willamette, Cascade) Other: (Protafloc)
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