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American Amber Lager - American Lager

An Authentic Homebrew Recipe — by Ken Lenard

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RECIPE INFO

American Amber Lager
Author: Ken Lenard - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Homebrew Recipe
Recipe Type: All Grain
Efficiency: 65%
Calories: 164
Boil Time: 30 Minutes
Batch Size: 0
Boil Size: 0
Total Grains: 0
Total Hops: 0
IBU/OG: 0.41
OG: 1.05
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FG: 1.013
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IBUs: 20.3 (tinseth)
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Color: 9.8° SRM / 19.31° EBC
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Alcohol: 4.85%
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FERMENTABLES

fermentable / amount / ppg / l / usage
Pilsner - US, 0 (60.2%), 34 ppg, 1 L, Mash
Golden Promise - UK, 0 (34.4%), 37 ppg, 3 L, Mash
CaraMunich II - DE, 0 (3.3%), 34 ppg, 46 L, Mash
Special B - BE, 0 (2.1%), 30 ppg, 180 L, Mash

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Magnum(GR), 0 (Pellet), Boil, 30 Minutes, 12.7, 20.3
Hallertau, 0 (Pellet), Whirlpool, 0 Minutes, 3.8, 0
Hersbrucker, 0 (Pellet), Whirlpool, 0 Minutes, 1.8, 0
Tettnang, 0 (Pellet), Whirlpool, 0 Minutes, 3.2, 0

NOTES

3g CaCl. Mash 148°. Pilsen malt is Briess. CaraMunich is 45°L. Special B is 150°L. 2124 on its 7th pitch.

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