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5 gal Amber ale 0.5% part b

42 calories 7.7 g 12 oz

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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.87 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.37 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.87 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 0.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 3.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 42 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 7.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 20th 2026
3.2 °P
2.0 °P
0.6%
13.4
13.0
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L6 oz Caramel Malt - 120L 34.5 120 20.7%
2 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt2 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 6.9%
16 oz Maltodextrin16 oz Maltodextrin - (late boil kettle addition) 39 0 55.2%
5 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose5 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 17.2%
29 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Artisan - Fuggle (UK)0.5 oz Fuggle (UK) Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil at 205 °F 60 min 11.66 50%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Whirlpool at 200 °F 15 min 1.77 50%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.51 gal Steeping 150 °F 150 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
100%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 20 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Fort Collins 2012
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
17 2 3 3 13 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Part A .13 gal @ 10% abv (16 floz)
Part B 4.87 gal @ .25% abv (624 floz)

Part A majority of malt flavor
Part B hop aroma/natural carb/color/body

Ferment Part A for 5 days, Brew Part B, then pump A into B. Ferment for 7 days under pressure. Adjust pH to 4.2 post fermentation. Goal abv .4% 5 gal batch size

Part B enough malt to get to .5P aka 1.003
.5 oz fuggle @ 60 .5 oz EKG @ WP

Part A enough malt to get to 23P or 1.100
No hops. US05 yeast

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