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Yum Yum Sweet Potato Brown Ale

235 calories 23.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1.875 gallons
Efficiency: 55% (brew house)
Source: Breezehome & Vicious Circle Co-Production (adapted from Beer Craft)
Calories: 235 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 7th 2012
1.071
1.017
7.2%
42.2
24.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.75 lb American - Pale Ale2.75 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 76.4%
0.75 lb United Kingdom - Brown0.75 lb Brown 32 65 20.8%
0.10 lb American - Wheat0.1 lb Wheat 38 1.8 2.8%
3.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.13 oz Target0.125 oz Target Hops Pellet 10.7 Boil 60 min 33.3%
0.13 oz Cascade0.125 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 8.9 Boil 20 min 33.3%
0.13 oz Cascade0.125 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 8.9 Boil 1 min 33.3%
0.37 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Sweet potato Other Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
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Priming
Method: Corn sugar       Amount: 1 ounce      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 Sparge -- 153 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 1.58 6.3  
Mash volume with grains 1.86 7.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.45 -1.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.64 g | 6.6 qt) 1 4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 2.51 g | 10.1 qt) 1.88 7.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.01 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 1 4  
Going into fermentor 1 4  
Total: 2.58 10.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2 large diced sweet potatoes added to mash

Trying 6 quarts for the mash as I expect the sweet potato to absorb a lot of water

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