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Pacific Amber Ale

198 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Justin Westcott
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 16th 2020
1.060
1.014
6.1%
31.6
13.7
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Deer Creek - Keystone Pale9 lb Keystone Pale 37.7 2.9 75%
2 lb Weyermann - CaraRed2 lb CaraRed 35 19.3 16.7%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 4.2%
0.50 lb Deer Creek - First Crack (Melanoidin)0.5 lb First Crack (Melanoidin) 35.4 45 4.2%
12 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 60 min 9.69 16.7%
0.40 oz Centennial0.4 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 20 min 9.31 16.7%
0.40 oz Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 15 min 4.81 16.7%
0.80 oz Amarillo0.8 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7.7 Boil 5 min 4.72 33.3%
0.40 oz Centennial0.4 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 5 min 3.07 16.7%
2.40 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.4 gal Strike 159 °F 153 °F 75 min
2.3 gal Cold pour over Sparge 68 °F 68 °F --
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.20 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 15 min.
2.20 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 209 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.3 oz       Temp: 64 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
91 0 30 118 59 70
Mash: Boil:
3.8 g CaCl2 1.6 g
2.3 g NaHCO3
2.2 g CaSO4 0.9 g
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Strike: 5.4 gal 158 F
Sparge: 2.3 gal
Preboil Volume: 6.5 gal

Based on Justin Westcott's "Possibility and Promise Pacific Amber Ale", a National Homebrew Competition gold medal winner in 2019.

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