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English Amber Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.029 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mike R
Calories: 127 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday May 17th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.039

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

4.2%

IBU (tinseth):

17.8

SRM (morey):

12.0

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

25.18

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7.50 lb	Crisp Malting - Best Ale7.5 lb Best Ale	$ 1.94 / lb $ 14.55	37.5	3	90.2%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - CaraAroma0.5 lb CaraAroma	$ 2.12 / lb $ 1.06	36	140	6%
2 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 10L2 oz Caramel Malt - 10L	$ 2.16 / lb $ 0.27	35.4	10	1.5%
1 oz	Briess - Roasted Barley1 oz Roasted Barley	$ 2.75 / lb $ 0.17	33.1	300	0.8%
2 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 20L2 oz Caramel Malt - 20L	$ 2.16 / lb $ 0.27	35	20	1.5%
133 oz / $ 16.32

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Artisan - Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 1.13	Pellet	6.2	Boil	90 min	13.85	28.6%
0.25 oz	Artisan - Perle0.25 oz Perle Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 0.56	Pellet	6.2	Boil	20 min	3.92	14.3%
0.50 oz	Styrian Goldings0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 1.13	Pellet	2.5	Boil	0 min		28.6%
0.25 oz	Artisan - Perle0.25 oz Perle Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 0.56	Pellet	6.2	Boil	0 min		14.3%
0.25 oz	Artisan - Northern Brewer0.25 oz Northern Brewer Hops	$ 2.48 / oz $ 0.62	Pellet	7.6	Boil	0 min		14.3%
1.75 oz / $ 4.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Artisan - Perle (Pellet)	$ 2.25 / oz $ 2.25	17.77	57.2%
0.50 oz	Styrian Goldings (Pellet)	$ 2.25 / oz $ 1.12		28.6%
0.25 oz	Artisan - Northern Brewer (Pellet)	$ 2.48 / oz $ 0.62		14.3%
1.75 oz / $ 3.99

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.12 gal	Strike	166 °F	154.5 °F	60 min
5.55 gal	Fly Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2.20 g	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	$ 0.11 / g $ 0.24	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 each	Whirfloc Tablets	$ 0.13 / each $ 0.13	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
$ 0.38

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 4.49 / each $ 4.49
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	70 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 71 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 9.56 psi Temp: 40 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Burton on Trent (historic)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
270	41	113	85	720	270
RO Water Mash 9.4g Gypsum, 0.6g Calcium Chloride, 4.7g Epsom, 2.3g Calcium Carbonate Sparge 16.7g Gypsum, 1.1g Calcium Chloride, 8.3g Epsom, .2ml Phosphoric 10%
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Notes

Chill wort and pitch at 64. Set chamber to 70.

OG 1.040 FG 1.009

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Last Updated: 2025-05-23 15:07 UTC

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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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