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Butterbeer

191 calories 23.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.096 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Me
Calories: 191 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 28th 2018
1.057
1.019
5.0%
37.8
16.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.60 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber6.6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 65.3%
0.50 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.5 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 5%
7.10 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 9.9%
1.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 14.9%
0.50 lb Flaked Oats0.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 5%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 37.82 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Butterfinger Flavor Boil 15 min.
2 each Vanilla bean Flavor Primary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 332 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.31 g | 25.3 qt) 2.78 11.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.31 g | 25.3 qt) 3.02 12.1  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.38 -1.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.6 2.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.78 11.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Inspired by a friend to use a vanilla cream ale base recipe, modified to extract, maintaining low ABV, low bitterness, high sweetness, moderate creaminess. Slightly darker beer for the style to bring out roasted notes. Not using butterscotch flavor, but using a butterfinger candybar, which will also darken.

Butterfinger:

1 King sized Butter Finger for a 5 gallon batch
2 cups water
Coffee filters
patience

Break the butter finger into small pieces, and bring 2 cups water to boil. Boil the butterfinger pieces for ~30-45 minutes. Rolling boil, not light boil. Drain through coffee filters. May need to poor some, sift, discard, repeat. Will probably lose a lot of water. Top off results with 1/2 cup water, boil an additional 15-30 minutes to sanitize. Add at flame out of hops schedule.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-02-17 23:59 UTC