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Gingerbread Ale

244 calories 27.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Dave Dixon - Dave's Dreaded
Calories: 244 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 26th 2014
1.073
1.022
6.7%
32.7
28.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
160 oz United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale160 oz Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 72.7%
12.50 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L12.5 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5.7%
12.50 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 90L12.5 oz Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 5.7%
12.50 oz Molasses12.5 oz Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 5.7%
7.50 oz Belgian - Special B7.5 oz Special B 34 115 3.4%
7.50 oz Brown Sugar7.5 oz Brown Sugar 45 15 3.4%
3.75 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)3.75 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 1.7%
2.50 oz American - Chocolate2.5 oz Chocolate 29 350 1.1%
1.25 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent1.25 oz Black Patent 27 525 0.6%
220 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggle1 oz Fuggle Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 20.22 44.4%
1.25 oz Willamette1.25 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 12.52 55.6%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp All Spice Spice Boil 5 min.
1.50 tsp Cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
2 tsp Ginger - Ground Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp Ground Nutmeg Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.9 gal Saccharification Rest Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
5 gal Mash Out Infusion -- 168 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.47 21.9  
Mash volume with grains 6.47 25.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.83 g | 11.3 qt) 2.56 10.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.52 g | 26.1 qt) 6.25 25  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.07 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.03 32.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

http://www.brew365.com/mash_sparge_water_calculator.php

Idea for gingerbread spices.

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