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Simple ginger beer

112 calories 5.3 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Alternative Grain Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.029 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Trialben
Calories: 112 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 5.3 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday October 29th 2023
1.038
1.000
5.0%
0.0
3.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.50 kg Cane Sugar1.5 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 75%
0.50 kg Brown Sugar0.5 kg Brown Sugar 45 15 25%
2 kg / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
100 g Grated ginger Spice Boil 30 min.
300 g Grated ginger Spice Boil 0 min.
10 g Cinnamon Spice Boil 0 min.
1 each Lemon Zest Spice Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 67 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
(Unity Water) North
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 100g fresh grated ginger along with the cane sugar and brown sugar in large pot combine and boil for 30 minutes.

At the end of 30 minute boil add the rest of the ginger and 10g ish cinnamon (or a cinnamon stick) along with the zest of one lemon.

Put the lid on the pot and let it cool down over night.

Transfer this to a fresh cleaned and sanitized fermenter next day and top up to the 20 lt mark with cool water preferable filtered water or store bought spring water.

Add the yeast shake the crap outta the fermenter and let rip.

Once fermentation is done (stable gravity reading over three days)

Transfer to bottles or keg.

Priming rate 7g of cane sugar per 750ml bottle or 5g / 375ml bottle.
Leave bottles to prime for 2 weeks in ambient temperature then move bottles to the fridge for atleast a week before drinking.

Enjoy.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 25.4 L) 25.7
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 25.4 L) 25.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.7 L) 26
Boil off losses -5.7
Post boil Volume 20
Volume into fermentor 20
Total: 25.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Simple ginger beer" Alternative Grain Beer recipe by Trialben. BIAB, ABV 5%, IBU 0, SRM 3.26, Fermentables: (Cane Sugar, Brown Sugar) Other: (Grated ginger, Cinnamon, Lemon Zest)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-29 07:52 UTC