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Diet Light Ginger Beer

28 calories 1.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 20 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.009 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.009 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 28 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 1.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 18th 2020
1.009
1.001
1.1%
0.0
1.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 88.9%
2 oz Cane Sugar2 oz Cane Sugar 46 0 11.1%
1.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 20 min.
9 oz Crystallized Ginger Flavor Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
12 oz Fresh Shredded Ginger Flavor Boil 5 min.
3 each Lemon Zest Flavor Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Biofine Clear Clarifier Other Primary 2 days
3 each Cups Granulated Splenda for Baking Other Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
0.50 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
95%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 16 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 5.66 g | 22.7 qt) 5.91 23.7  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.09 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -0.5 -2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.8 23.2  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.8 g | 23.2 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 5.91 23.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

DO NOT ADD THE CANE SUGAR -- this is only in the recipe to account for the sugar in the crystalized ginger to correct the ABV calculation.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-07-18 14:51 UTC