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BrettBrau2

198 calories 25 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 9th 2026
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5.1%
39.1
12.5
5.2
28.19
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.10 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row9.1 lb Standard 2-Row $ 1.75 / lb
$ 15.93 		36.8 1.8 70.8%
1 lb Weyermann - CaraRye1 lb CaraRye $ 2.90 / lb
$ 2.90 		33 75 7.8%
0.50 lb Flaked Wheat0.5 lb Flaked Wheat $ 1.80 / lb
$ 0.90 		34 2 3.9%
1 lb Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 7.8%
1 lb Weyermann - Pale Rye1 lb Pale Rye $ 2.00 / lb
$ 2.00 		37 3.2 7.8%
4 oz German - Acidulated Malt4 oz German - Acidulated Malt $ 2.75 / lb
$ 0.69 		27 3.4 1.9%
12.85 lbs / $ 22.41
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 9 Boil 60 min 11.92 21.1%
0.70 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Loral0.7 oz Loral Hops Pellet 11.4 Boil 30 min 20.31 36.8%
0.80 oz McKenzie0.8 oz McKenzie Hops Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 6.86 42.1%
1.90 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.29 / each
$ 0.29 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.05 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
$ 0.29
 
Yeast
- Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.49 / each
$ 5.49
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required
$ 5.49 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Lacomb, Or.
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Steeping -- 97 °F 90 min
4 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.62 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.65 26.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.61 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.31 g | 13.2 qt) 3.73 14.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.36 37.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"BrettBrau2" American Amber Ale beer recipe by BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing. All Grain, ABV 5.06%, IBU 39.09, SRM 12.46, Fermentables: ( Standard 2-Row, CaraRye, Flaked Wheat, Honey Malt, Pale Rye, German - Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Cascade, Loral, McKenzie) Other: (Whirlfloc, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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