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Ginger Ale

154 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 154 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 3rd 2015
1.047
1.009
5.0%
41.3
2.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 48.5%
2.50 lb German - Carapils2.5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 15.2%
6 lb Honey6 lb Honey 42 2 36.4%
16.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Cascade3 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 39.83 60%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 2 min 1.44 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 each Lemon juice Flavor Boil 30 min.
12 oz Ginger Spice Boil 30 min.
2 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
4 oz Ginger Spice Boil 10 min.
4 each Lemon zest Spice Boil 10 min.
5 oz Ginger Spice Secondary 7 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 365 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 164 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.69 gal (50.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.69 gal (2.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 3.49 14  
Mash volume with grains 4.33 17.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.29 g | 41.2 qt) 10.6 42.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.47 1.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.69 g | 50.8 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 14.1 56.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ginger Ale" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by chillbrewing. All Grain, ABV 4.98%, IBU 41.28, SRM 2.92, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Carapils, Honey) Hops: (Cascade, Willamette) Other: (Lemon juice, Ginger, Irish moss, Lemon zest)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-07-03 17:51 UTC