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Amber

260 calories 25.9 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 65 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 88.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 78 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: JP
No Chill: 10 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 260 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 25.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Monday March 23rd 2020
1.056
1.013
5.5%
33.9
10.6
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 kg BA Malt - Pale Ale12 kg Pale Ale 38 4 83.3%
2 kg Munich2 kg Munich 37 6 13.9%
0.20 kg German - CaraHell0.2 kg CaraHell - (late mash tun addition) 34 11 1.4%
0.10 kg Castle Malting - Château Special Belgium0.1 kg Château Special Belgium - (late mash tun addition) 34 115 0.7%
0.10 kg German - CaraAroma0.1 kg CaraAroma - (late mash tun addition) 34 130 0.7%
14.40 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany)40 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Pellet 5 First Wort 90 min 10.81 13.3%
60 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany)60 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool 0 min 23.08 20%
50 g Yakima Chief Hops - Falconer's Flight50 g Falconer's Flight Hops Pellet 10.8 Dry Hop at 18 °C Day 3 16.7%
100 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra100 g Citra Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop at 18 °C Day 3 33.3%
50 g Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe50 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.6 Dry Hop at 18 °C Day 0 16.7%
300 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9.45 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
0.80 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 314 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
55 3 20 30 80 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
37 L Strike 71 °C 67 °C 90 min
40 L Sparge 75 °C 73 °C 8 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 74.05 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 28.65 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.3 L/kg 33.1
Mash volume with grains 42.6
Grain absorption losses -14.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 56.2 L) 70.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 74.1 L) 88.5
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 65.3 L) 78
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 77.7 L) 65
Total: 103.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Amber" American Amber Ale beer recipe by JP. All Grain, ABV 5.53%, IBU 33.89, SRM 10.63, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Munich, CaraHell, Château Special Belgium, CaraAroma) Hops: (Hallertau Tradition (Germany), Falconer's Flight, Citra, Simcoe) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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