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Ginger Beer

137 calories 7.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 10 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: John O'Farrell
Calories: 137 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 7.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday January 21st 2021
1.046
1.002
5.7%
0.0
3.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.50 kg Briess - LME Pilsen Light1.5 kg LME Pilsen Light 37.6 2 50%
1 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 33.3%
0.25 kg Lemon juice0.25 kg Lemon juice 1 0 8.3%
0.25 kg Brown Sugar0.25 kg Brown Sugar 45 15 8.3%
3 kg / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Lemon Zest Flavor Boil 10 min.
0.10 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
50 g Chillies Spice Boil 10 min.
1 each Cinnamon stick Spice Boil 10 min.
2 g Cloves Spice Boil 10 min.
250 g Ginger Root Flavor Boil 10 min.
100 g Ginger Root Flavor Primary 1 days
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Belle Saison
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
90%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
15 - 35 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Townsville
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 L 100 °C -- --
10 L Top Off 5 °C 20 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg  
Mash volume with grains  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.8 L) 27.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 2.1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 L) 26
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26 L) 20
Total: 27.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ginger Beer" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by John O'Farrell. All Grain, ABV 5.71%, IBU 0, SRM 3.19, Fermentables: (LME Pilsen Light, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Lemon juice, Brown Sugar) Other: (Lemon Zest, Yeast Nutrient, Chillies, Cinnamon stick, Cloves, Ginger Root)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-01-23 02:17 UTC