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American Amber Ale

205 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 25th 2018
1.062
1.015
6.2%
42.6
12.8
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 37.5%
9 lb American - Pale Ale9 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 33.7%
1.30 lb American - Special Roast1.3 lb Special Roast 33 50 4.9%
1.30 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1.3 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.9%
1.30 lb American - Victory1.3 lb Victory 34 28 4.9%
1.30 lb German - Melanoidin1.3 lb Melanoidin 37 25 4.9%
0.90 lb American - White Wheat0.9 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 3.4%
0.90 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.9 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.4%
0.70 lb American - Aromatic Malt0.7 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 2.6%
26.70 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Warrior1 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 First Wort 60 min 29.77 20%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 20 min 12.8 20%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 0 min 20%
2 oz Mosaic2 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 7 days 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
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:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 792 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 154 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.15 gal (48.59 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.86 gal (39.46 qt) and adding 0.15 gal (0.59 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.01 40.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.01 40.1  
Mash volume with grains 12.15 48.6  
Grain absorption losses -3.34 -13.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.19 g | 24.8 qt) 6.58 26.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.59 66.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash in at 154° F (68° C) and hold 60 minutes. Raise to 170° F (77° C) and mash out for 10 minutes.

Ferment for 14 days at 66° F (19° C).

Shoot for 5.4 pH on mash if so inclined

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