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Columbus' Cascading Amber Ale

197 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 197 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 30th 2026
1.060
1.012
6.4%
52.7
15.2
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row20 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 85.1%
3 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 12.8%
0.25 lb American - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 1.1%
4 oz Raw Honey4 oz Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 38 20 1.1%
23.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 60 min 12.78 12.5%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 6.68 12.5%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 45 min 6.13 12.5%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 5.13 12.5%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 30 min 9.82 12.5%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 15 min 6.34 12.5%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 3.31 12.5%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 5 min 2.55 12.5%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirfloc tablet Fining Boil 15 min.
20 ml Clarity ferm Fining Primary 0 min.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Sodium Bicarbonate Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
23 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 195 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.2 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 gal Steeping 154 °F 154 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.02 gal (68.07 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.14 gal (40.56 qt) and adding 5.02 gal (20.07 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.16 60.6  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 14.79 g | 59.1 qt) 15.16 60.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 16.65 g | 66.6 qt) 17.02 68.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.91 -11.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.63 g | 46.5 qt) 12 48  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.02 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Volume into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 15.16 60.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Post boil was 9 gallons, added 1 gallon water to achieve 10 gallons wort. Fermented under pressure at 10psi. Monitored with Tilt hydrometer.

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