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AMBRA Amber Ale

230 calories 20.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30 liters
Post Boil Size: 24 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: N1Q
Calories: 230 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 20.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday February 8th 2026
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97.19
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg Simpsons - Maris Otter pale4.5 kg Maris Otter pale lei 11.00 / kg
lei 49.50 		38 2.4 81.8%
0.50 kg German - CaraRed0.5 kg CaraRed lei 11.50 / kg
lei 5.75 		34 20 9.1%
0.20 kg German - Carapils0.2 kg Carapils lei 10.90 / kg
lei 2.18 		35 1.3 3.6%
0.20 kg German - Acidulated Malt0.2 kg Acidulated Malt lei 14.90 / kg
lei 2.98 		27 3.4 3.6%
0.10 kg Castle Malting - Château Chocolat0.1 kg Château Chocolat lei 16.00 / kg
lei 1.60 		38 488.1 1.8%
5.50 kg / lei 62.01
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Target20 g Target Hops lei 0.32 / g
lei 6.40 		Pellet 10.3 Boil 60 min 27.61 40%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops lei 0.21 / g
lei 2.10 		Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 1.09 20%
10 g Challenger10 g Challenger Hops lei 0.20 / g
lei 2.00 		Pellet 5.1 Boil 5 min 1.11 20%
10 g Northern Brewer10 g Northern Brewer Hops lei 0.15 / g
lei 1.50 		Pellet 8.3 Boil 5 min 1.8 20%
50 g / lei 12.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g irish moss lei 0.19 / g
lei 0.38 		Water Agt Mash 10 min.
lei 0.38
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
lei 22.80 / each
lei 22.80
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 100 B cells required
lei 22.80 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: demarara       Amount: 150 g       Temp: 19 °C       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Strike water Strike 69 °C 64 °C 60 min
Mash out Steeping 64 °C 75 °C 10 min
13 L Sparge water Batch Sparge 80 °C 80 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.85 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 19 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.9 L/kg 21.2
Mash volume with grains 24.8
Grain absorption losses -5.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14.2 L) 15.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29 L) 30
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 24
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 24 L) 23
Total: 36.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Primary fermentation starts at 16 °C and let it naturally rise to max 18 °C and keep it for 10 days

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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-28 11:19 UTC