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Good Eats Amber

166 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Alton Brown - Good Eats: Amber Waves of Grain
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 7th 2014
1.050
1.014
4.7%
33.0
12.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber7 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 93.3%
7 lbs / 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 80L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 6.7%
0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 19.67 36.4%
0.75 oz Kent Goldings0.75 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 10.54 27.3%
1 oz Kent Goldings1 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 5 min 2.8 36.4%
2.75 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Other Other 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
 
Notes

Based on Alton Brown's Good Eats recipe. Only change: Substituted Amber LME for the Light LME that original called for.


Made for a very hoppy beer.

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  • Last Updated: 2014-05-10 11:15 UTC
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