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Sweet Potato Ale

201 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Adapted from The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown' Ale - All Grain
Calories: 201 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 3rd 2022
1.061
1.014
6.1%
23.0
22.1
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb US - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 79%
0.50 lb Belgian - CaraMunich0.5 lb CaraMunich 33 50 3.9%
0.50 lb American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 3.9%
0.50 lb Weyermann - CaraWheat0.5 lb CaraWheat 31 45 3.9%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 60L 35.4 60 3.9%
300 g Brown Sugar300 g Brown Sugar 45 15 5.2%
12.66 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 23 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Lemon peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
5 g Cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
1 g Nutmeg Spice Boil 5 min.
1 g Cardamom Spice Boil 5 min.
4 lb Sweet potato Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
71 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 109 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
5 gal Batch Sparge -- 165 °F 90 min
4 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 151 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.25 21  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 4.71 g | 18.8 qt) 6.21 24.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.99 g | 8 qt) 2.45 9.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.05 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.54 g | 22.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 4 16  
Top off amount 1.5 6  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.7 30.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Sweet Potato Ale" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by Adapted from The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown' Ale - All Grain. All Grain, ABV 6.14%, IBU 23, SRM 22.13, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, CaraMunich, Chocolate, CaraWheat, Caramel Malt - 60L, Brown Sugar) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (Lemon peel, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Sweet potato)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-09-03 00:42 UTC