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Amber Light District

198 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: AHA
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 26th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
22 lb American - Pale 2-Row22 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 78.6%
1.90 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1.9 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.8%
1.90 lb American - Munich - Light 10L1.9 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 6.8%
0.90 lb American - Victory0.9 lb Victory 34 28 3.2%
0.90 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.9 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3.2%
0.40 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.4 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 1.4%
28 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.70 oz Centennial0.7 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 20 min 7 8.3%
0.75 oz Mosaic0.75 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 20 min 9.38 8.9%
1.75 oz Centennial1.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 10 min 10.48 20.7%
1.75 oz Mosaic1.75 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 10 min 13.1 20.7%
1.75 oz Centennial1.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 20.7%
1.75 oz Mosaic1.75 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 0 min 20.7%
8.45 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.20 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.10 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
4.40 oz Gelatin Fining Primary 14 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 215 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Pale / Light Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 60 110 10 165
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.4 gal Sparge -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.57 gal (54.27 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.57 gal (6.27 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 9.1 36.4  
Mash volume with grains 11.34 45.4  
Grain absorption losses -3.5 -14  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.22 g | 32.9 qt) 6.65 26.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.57 g | 54.3 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.32 -1.3  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.75 63
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Winner of the Best Amber Ale in the 2017 UC Davis Staff Brewing Competition:

https://www.facebook.com/ucd.staff.and.fac.beer/photos/pb.420731431610399.-2207520000.1498509693./466071597076382/?type=3&theater



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