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Amber Lager

162 calories 16 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 56.68 liters
Post Boil Size: 50.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday April 3rd 2026
1.053
1.012
5.3%
30.7
9.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 kg Bestmalz - BEST Pale ale9 kg BEST Pale ale 38.1 2.81 75%
0.50 kg Bestmalz - BEST Biscuit0.5 kg BEST Biscuit 35 20 4.2%
1 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich I1 kg BEST Caramel Munich I 34.5 35 8.3%
1 kg Bestmalz - BEST Heidelberg1 kg BEST Heidelberg 38 1.3 8.3%
0.50 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Amber0.5 kg BEST Caramel Amber 34 25 4.2%
12 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Cascade40 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 40 min 12.85 20%
40 g Citra40 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 10 min 8.34 20%
60 g Cascade60 g Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Whirlpool at 70 °C 10 min 8.4 30%
60 g Citra60 g Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Boil at 70 °C 10 min 1.14 30%
200 g / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 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
42 L Strike 42 °C 42 °C 20 min
42 L Temperature 55 °C 55 °C 20 min
42 L Temperature 63 °C 63 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 11.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 49.92 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.48 L and adding 4.52 L sparge/top-off. 42
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 L/kg 42
Mash volume with grains 49.9
Grain absorption losses -12
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.6 L) 27.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.7 L) 56.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil Volume 50.3
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3
Going into fermentor 50
Total: 69.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Amber Lager" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Brewer #474086. All Grain, ABV 5.26%, IBU 30.74, SRM 9.13, Fermentables: (BEST Pale ale, BEST Biscuit, BEST Caramel Munich I, BEST Heidelberg, BEST Caramel Amber) Hops: (Cascade, Citra)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-11 12:53 UTC