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Honey Ale (2023)

198 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 15th 2021
1.060
1.014
6.0%
26.6
6.5
5.5
43.97
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb US - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row $ 1.70 / lb
$ 17.00 		37 1.8 80%
12 oz Muntons - Amber Malt12 oz Amber Malt $ 2.40 / lb
$ 1.80 		35 22 6%
8 oz Belgian - Biscuit8 oz Biscuit $ 2.40 / lb
$ 1.20 		35 23 4%
1 lb US - Honey - Sweet Clover1 lb Honey - Sweet Clover - (late boil kettle addition) $ 9.49 / lb
$ 9.49 		35 0 8%
4 oz German - Acidulated Malt4 oz Acidulated Malt $ 2.90 / lb
$ 0.73 		27 3.4 2%
200 oz / $ 30.22
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz East Kent Goldings1.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 1.56 / oz
$ 2.34 		Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 25.55 50%
1.50 oz Fuggles1.5 oz Fuggles Hops $ 1.94 / oz
$ 2.91 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 1 min 1.08 50%
3 oz / $ 5.25
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2.80 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 8.50 / each
$ 8.50
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 230 B cells required
$ 8.50 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.79 psi       Temp: 41 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
69.6 18.1 16 36.8 90 143.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
3.9 gal Batch Sparge -- 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.31 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.23 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.4 g | 17.6 qt) 4.38 17.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 7 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.69 34.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add the honey 5 minutes before the end of the boil to ensure that it dissolves well without boiling off too much.

Yeast substitutes:

  • Wyeast 1028 London Ale yeast
  • White Labs WLP013 London Ale yeast
  • Safale S-04
  • Lallemand Windsor
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