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Cali Amber

Category: 11 – American Amber
Brewer: Curt Wittenberg

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
11 gal 60 min 36.5 IBUs 10.7 SRM 1.054 1.013 5.4 %
Actuals 1.054 1.014 5.3 %

Style Details

Name Cat. OG Range FG Range IBU SRM Carb ABV
American Amber Ale 6 B 1.045 - 1.056 1.01 - 1.015 20 - 40 11 - 18 2.3 - 2.8 4.5 - 5.7 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Pale Malt (2 Row) US 9.5 lbs 39.58
Pale Malt (2 Row) UK 8.5 lbs 35.42
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L 1 lbs 4.17
Melanoiden Malt 1 lbs 4.17
Special Roast 1 lbs 4.17
Victory Malt 1 lbs 4.17
Cara-Pils/Dextrine 12 oz 3.13
White Wheat Malt 12 oz 3.13
Aromatic Malt 8 oz 2.08

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Warrior 0.8 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 15.5
Mosaic 1 oz 20 min Boil Pellet 14.3
Mosaic 0.7 oz 0 min Boil Pellet 14.3
Mosaic 1.5 oz 3 days Dry Hop Pellet 14.3

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Yeast Nutrient 2.00 tsp 15 min Boil Other
Gelatin 1.00 tsp 1 day Primary Fining

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
California Ale (WLP001) White Labs 77% 68°F - 73°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Saccharification 154°F 60 min
Mash Out 170°F 10 min

Notes

Adjust mash pH to 5.4. Force carb to 2.2 vol CO2.

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