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Ginger Beer

188 calories 15.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 40 min
Batch Size: 20.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.079 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 188 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday April 23rd 2023
1.062
1.009
6.9%
8.7
3.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
800 g Corn Sugar - Dextrose800 g Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 20.5%
400 g Honey400 g Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 10.3%
1,700 g Briess - LME Pilsen Light1700 g LME Pilsen Light - (late boil kettle addition) 37.6 2 43.6%
1,000 g Muntons - Light Dry Malt Extract (DME)1000 g Light Dry Malt Extract (DME) 42 4.3 25.6%
3,900 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Saaz30 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 40 min 8.67 100%
30 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
120 g Ginger root Flavor Boil 15 min.
175 g dried ginger Flavor Boil 15 min.
1 each Lemon Zest Spice Bottling 15 min.
1 each Lemon juiced Spice Boil 15 min.
1 each Lime Zest Spice Boil 15 min.
1 each Lime juiced Spice Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 111 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 22.1 L) 6.8
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 23.3 L) 8
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 1.4
Boil off losses -3.8
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil volume 20.8
Going into fermentor 20.8
Total: 6.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Blend root ginger
dried ginger in bag (55%ginger, 45% cane sugar)

O.G. 1064

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  • Last Updated: 2023-04-23 04:10 UTC