Red Ale Beer Recipe | All Grain American Amber Ale by JZ1018 | Brewer's Friend
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Red Ale

190 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.32 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 190 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 19th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 lb Weyermann - CaraRed2.5 lb CaraRed 35 19.3 20%
8 lb Stone Path Malt - Nor'East Gold8 lb Nor'East Gold $ 0.72 / lb
$ 5.76 		36.8 2 64%
1 lb Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 8%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 8%
12.50 lbs / $ 5.76
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Lemondrop1 oz Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Boil 10 min 7.35 57.1%
0.75 oz Citra0.75 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 60 min 27.86 42.9%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
2.5 gal Sparge 153 °F 174 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
1 tsp White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 Fining Primary 0 min.
1 tsp Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Aleppo 8/2025
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
48 5 116 194 17 55
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"Red Ale" American Amber Ale beer recipe by JZ1018. All Grain, ABV 6.18%, IBU 35.2, SRM 11.81, Fermentables: (CaraRed, Nor'East Gold, Honey Malt, Biscuit) Hops: (Lemondrop, Citra) Other: (Lactic acid, Whirlfloc, Clarity Ferm WLN4000, Diammonium Phosphate (DAP))
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Gallons
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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