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BrettBrau Carmel Bomb!

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 56% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday August 11th 2025

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OG: 1.070 FG: 1.015 ABV: 7.2% IBU: 48

Original Gravity:

1.060

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

6.0%

IBU (tinseth):

54.3

SRM (morey):

21.0

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

41.46

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	Rahr - Standard 2-Row8 lb Standard 2-Row	$ 1.75 / lb $ 14.00	36.8	1.8	54.2%
2 lb	Caramel / Crystal 60L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L	$ 2.20 / lb $ 4.40	34	60	13.6%
0.50 lb	Flaked Wheat0.5 lb Flaked Wheat	$ 1.80 / lb $ 0.90	34	2	3.4%
1 lb	Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt	$ 2.10 / lb $ 2.10	37	25	6.8%
3 lb	Dingemans - Munich MD3 lb Munich MD	$ 2.45 / lb $ 7.35	36.5	6.3	20.3%
2 oz	Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt2 oz Chocolate Malt	$ 2.90 / lb $ 0.36	32.66	450	0.8%
2 oz	German - Acidulated Malt2 oz German - Acidulated Malt	$ 2.75 / lb $ 0.34	27	3.4	0.8%
14.75 lbs / $ 29.46

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.70 oz	McKenzie0.7 oz McKenzie Hops	$ 1.00 / oz $ 0.70	Pellet	13	Boil	60 min	33.19	18.9%
0.60 oz	Cascade0.6 oz Cascade Hops	$ 1.75 / oz $ 1.05	Pellet	6.1	Boil	15 min	6.62	16.2%
0.60 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Cashmere0.6 oz Cashmere Hops	$ 1.50 / oz $ 0.90	Pellet	8.6	Boil	10 min	6.82	16.2%
0.60 oz	Meridian0.6 oz Meridian Hops	$ 1.25 / oz $ 0.75	Pellet	5.6	Boil	5 min	2.44	16.2%
0.60 oz	Cascade0.6 oz Cascade Hops	$ 1.75 / oz $ 1.05	Pellet	6.1	Whirlpool	15 min	2.74	16.2%
0.60 oz	Meridian0.6 oz Meridian Hops	$ 1.25 / oz $ 0.75	Pellet	5.6	Whirlpool	15 min	2.52	16.2%
3.70 oz / $ 5.20

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Hops Summary

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.70 oz	McKenzie (Pellet)	$ 1.00 / oz $ 0.70	33.19	18.9%
1.20 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	$ 1.75 / oz $ 2.10	9.36	32.4%
0.60 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Cashmere (Pellet)	$ 1.50 / oz $ 0.90	6.82	16.2%
1.20 oz	Meridian (Pellet)	$ 1.25 / oz $ 1.50	4.96	32.4%
3.70 oz / $ 5.20

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6 gal	Infusion	152 °F	152 °F	--
4 gal		168 °F	168 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.65 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.29 / each $ 0.29	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
4 tsp	Gypsum	$ 0.11 / tsp $ 0.44	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.07 oz	Phosphoric acid	$ 0.04 / ml $ 0.08	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
$ 0.81

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.99 / each $ 5.99
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 98 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Dublin (Dry Stout)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
110	4	12	19	53	280
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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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Pogue mahone • 01/06/2026 at 12:17am
F’d this one up…it’s a total Carmel bomb. I have no idea why I did this!!

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