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Spice Beer - Birch Ale

208 calories 21 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 208 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 2nd 2014
1.063
1.015
6.3%
25.6
11.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 49.7%
5 oz Molasses5 oz Molasses 36 80 2.6%
5 lb American - Wheat5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 41.5%
12 oz Molasses12 oz Molasses 36 80 6.2%
12.06 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 14.49 50%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 11.13 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.25 oz Black Birch Bark Spice Mash 15 min.
2.25 oz Black Birch Bark Spice Boil 30 min.
4.50 oz Black Birch Bark Spice Secondary --
3 oz Lactose Flavor Bottling --
30 ml Vanilla Extract Flavor Bottling --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
58 - 74 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal Temperature -- 154 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.44 13.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.32 17.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.17 g | 20.7 qt) 4.1 16.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.09 0.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.54 30.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

4th Place - Wood Aged Beer
NJ State Fair 2014 Homebrew Competition



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