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African Amber(what's hoppin')

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday November 13th 2024

Original Gravity:

12.9 °P

Final Gravity:

2.9 °P

ABV (alternate):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

37.4

SRM (morey):

12.6

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

176.23

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
112 lb	Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT112 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT	$ 0.71 / lb $ 79.52	36	1.75	79.4%
10 lb	Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT10 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT	$ 0.73 / lb $ 7.30	38.1	3.5	7.1%
6 lb	Great Western - Dark Munich6 lb Dark Munich	$ 0.84 / lb $ 5.04	33	20	4.3%
1 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Chocolate1 lb BEST Chocolate	$ 1.01 / lb $ 1.01	34.5	337.82	0.7%
6 lb	Great Western - Crystal 40 Malt6 lb Crystal 40 Malt	$ 1.00 / lb $ 6.00	21	40	4.3%
6 lb	Briess - Extra Special Malt6 lb Extra Special Malt		33.5	130	4.3%
141 lbs / $ 98.87

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.22 / oz $ 1.22	Lupulin Pellet	24.5	Boil	60 min	6.14	2%
4 oz	Sabro Cryo4 oz Sabro Cryo Hops	$ 1.93 / oz $ 7.72	Lupulin Pellet	23.5	Boil	10 min	8.54	7.8%
6 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade6 oz Cascade Hops	$ 0.56 / oz $ 3.36	Pellet	6.3	Boil	10 min	3.44	11.8%
5 oz	Sabro Cryo5 oz Sabro Cryo Hops	$ 1.93 / oz $ 9.65	Lupulin Pellet	23.5	Boil	5 min	5.87	9.8%
5 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Ekuanot LupuLN2 (Cryo)5 oz Ekuanot LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.56 / oz $ 7.80	Lupulin Pellet	21.4	Boil	5 min	5.35	9.8%
5 oz	Sabro Cryo5 oz Sabro Cryo Hops	$ 1.93 / oz $ 9.65	Lupulin Pellet	23.5	Whirlpool at 212 °F	0 min	5.79	9.8%
5 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Ekuanot LupuLN2 (Cryo)5 oz Ekuanot LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.56 / oz $ 7.80	Lupulin Pellet	21.4	Whirlpool at 212 °F	0 min		9.8%
8 oz	Sabro Cryo8 oz Sabro Cryo Hops	$ 1.93 / oz $ 15.44	Lupulin Pellet	23.5	Dry Hop	3 days		15.7%
8 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Ekuanot LupuLN2 (Cryo)8 oz Ekuanot LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.56 / oz $ 12.48	Lupulin Pellet	21.4	Dry Hop	3 days		15.7%
4 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade4 oz Cascade Hops	$ 0.56 / oz $ 2.24	Pellet	6.3	Boil	10 min	2.29	7.8%
51 oz / $ 77.36

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.22 / oz $ 1.22	6.14	2%
22 oz	Sabro Cryo (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.93 / oz $ 42.46	20.2	43.1%
10 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade (Pellet)	$ 0.56 / oz $ 5.60	5.73	19.6%
18 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Ekuanot LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.56 / oz $ 28.08	5.35	35.3%
51 oz / $ 77.36

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
20 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
20 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
120 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
8 oz	Bitter Orange Peel	Flavor	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast

Amount:	1.09 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	76%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1303 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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Notes

African Amber(basically a dryhopped, hoppy amber ale) w/ orange peel.

WORK ON THE ORANGE PEEL

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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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