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Amber Lager 5gal

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 6.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday March 22nd 2024

Original Gravity:

11.3 °P

Final Gravity:

2.4 °P

ABV (alternate):

4.8%

IBU (tinseth):

29.7

SRM (morey):

12.3

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

6.72

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.10 kg	Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT3.1 kg CMC 2-ROW MALT	$ 0.73 / lb $ 4.99	36	1.75	86%
176.90 g	Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT176.9 g WHITE WHEAT MALT	$ 0.77 / lb $ 0.30	38.1	3.5	4.9%
117.90 g	Great Western - Dark Munich117.9 g Dark Munich	$ 0.86 / lb $ 0.22	33	20	3.3%
176.90 g	Bestmalz - BEST Special X176.9 g BEST Special X	$ 1.02 / lb $ 0.40	34.5	132.5	4.9%
31.80 g	Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt31.8 g Midnight Wheat Malt	$ 1.31 / lb $ 0.09	25	550	0.9%
3,603.50 g / $ 6.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)2 g Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.22 / oz $ 0.09	Lupulin Pellet	24.5	Boil	60 min	8.2	5.9%
9.35 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade9.35 g Cascade Hops	$ 0.56 / oz $ 0.18	Pellet	6.3	Boil	10 min	3.57	27.7%
13.05 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)13.05 g Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 0.97 / oz $ 0.45	Lupulin Pellet	20.1	Boil	10 min	15.92	38.7%
9.35 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade9.35 g Cascade Hops		Pellet	6.3	Boil	5 min	1.97	27.7%
33.75 g / $ 0.72

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.22 / oz $ 0.09	8.2	5.9%
18.70 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade (Pellet) 18.7 g Cascade (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.56 / oz $ 0.37	5.54	55.4%
13.05 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 0.97 / oz $ 0.45	15.92	38.7%
33.75 g / $ 0.90

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
			--	149 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1.32 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.32 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7.89 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308

Amount:	0.07 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	77%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	48 - 56 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 75 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
72	30	61	76.5	80	0.2
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Last Updated: 2025-08-05 16:54 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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