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Mel B(rown) Spiced Ale

166 calories 19 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.091 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Source: My Wife
Calories: 166 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Saturday October 16th 2021
1.050
1.015
4.6%
22.4
13.9
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.30 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Liquid Malt Extract (LME)3.3 lb Maris Otter Liquid Malt Extract (LME) 36 5 40.6%
3.30 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Liquid Malt Extract (LME)3.3 lb Maris Otter Liquid Malt Extract (LME) - (late boil kettle addition) 36 5 40.6%
6.60 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.60 oz American - Special Roast10.6 oz Special Roast 33 50 8.1%
5 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L5 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.8%
5 oz American - Victory5 oz Victory 34 28 3.8%
4 oz Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate4 oz Pale Chocolate 32.7 220 3.1%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 18.69 50%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 5 min 3.73 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 g Sea salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Nutmeg Spice Primary 7 days
4 each Cinnamon stick Spice Primary 7 days
3 each Whole Cloves Spice Primary 7 days
4 each Cardamom pods Spice Primary 7 days
2 each Vanilla Bean Spice Primary 7 days
 
Yeast
Danstar - London ESB Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.02 psi       Temp: 45 °F       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.75 gal Add half LME before steeping, half at end of boil Steeping -- 170 °F 30 min
2.5 gal Top off in fermenter for 5.5 gallons Top Off -- -- --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 4.21 g | 16.9 qt) 3.67 14.7  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 4.21 g | 16.9 qt) 3.79 15.2  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.19 -0.8  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.28 1.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.3 g | 17.2 qt) 3.75 15  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.28 1.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 3 12  
Top off amount 2.5 10  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 6.17 24.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Spice blend:

2 Vanilla beans (cut in half, beans scraped out)
1 Whole nutmeg (crushed)
4 Cinnamon sticks (broken up)
4 Whole cardomom pods (crushed)
3 Whole cloves

Place in jar covered in bourbon for a week
Add to primary after fermentation subsides
Let sit before kegging, a week or however long seems good if taking samples

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