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Winter Spruce Ale

275 calories 30.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 3.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.082 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Calories: 275 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 22nd 2022
1.082
1.024
7.6%
65.1
14.8
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.75 lb Rahr - Pale Ale6.75 lb Pale Ale 36.34 3.5 57.4%
3.25 lb Dingemans - Munich MD3.25 lb Munich MD 36.5 6.3 27.6%
2.50 oz Simpsons - Crystal Extra Dark2.5 oz Crystal Extra Dark 31.7 178.56 1.3%
0.70 oz Weyermann - Carafa III0.7 oz Carafa III 32 525 0.4%
9 oz German - Acidulated Malt9 oz German - Acidulated Malt $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		27 3.4 4.8%
1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 8.5%
11.76 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Chinook0.3 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 18.44 7.5%
0.30 oz Mosaic0.3 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 30 min 13.62 7.5%
0.70 oz Citra0.7 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 5 min 7.26 17.5%
2 oz Galaxy2 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 14.25 Dry Hop 4 days 50%
0.70 oz El Dorado0.7 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 15.7 Boil 15 min 25.78 17.5%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
6 oz Spruce tips Flavor Boil 15 min.
1 oz Whirlfloc $ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Lacomb, Or.
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
37 9 0 88 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Strike 145 °F 145 °F 15 min
Strike 145 °F 154 °F 45 min
1.86 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.04 16.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.9 19.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.35 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.93 g | 11.7 qt) 2.56 10.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.37 g | 21.5 qt) 5 20  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 3.5 g | 14 qt) 4.5 18  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 4.5 g | 18 qt) 3.5 14  
Total: 6.6 26.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Winter Spruce Ale" American Strong Ale beer recipe by BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing. All Grain, ABV 7.63%, IBU 65.1, SRM 14.76, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Munich MD, Crystal Extra Dark, Carafa III, German - Acidulated Malt, Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen) Hops: (Chinook, Mosaic, Citra, Galaxy, El Dorado) Other: (Lactic acid, Spruce tips, Whirlfloc)
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