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Hard Root Beer

254 calories 28.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Beer
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 254 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday July 27th 2015
1.076
1.022
7.0%
0.0
20.4
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 63.5%
2.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L2.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 15.9%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 12.7%
0.50 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.5 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 3.2%
0.75 lb Molasses0.75 lb Molasses 36 80 4.8%
15.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz Gnome Root Beer extract Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 192 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22 qt Infusion -- 154 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.44 21.8  
Mash volume with grains 6.6 26.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.9 g | 15.6 qt) 4.52 18.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.1 0.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.38 g | 29.5 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.96 39.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Hard Root Beer" Specialty Beer recipe by Alemate. All Grain, ABV 7.04%, IBU 0, SRM 20.37, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 20L, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Lactose (Milk Sugar), Molasses) Other: (Gnome Root Beer extract)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-07-27 18:18 UTC