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LBC&K Gingerbread Brown Ale

346 calories 37.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Les and Kirk
Calories: 346 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 37.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 13th 2018
1.103
1.029
9.7%
27.4
37.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
48 lb American - Pale 2-Row48 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 73.8%
3 lb United Kingdom - Brown3 lb Brown 32 65 4.6%
2 lb United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)2 lb Carastan (30/37) 35 34 3.1%
2 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate2 lb Chocolate 34 425 3.1%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 75L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 75L 33 75 3.1%
2 lb American - Victory2 lb Victory 34 28 3.1%
3 lb Belgian - Special B3 lb Special B 34 115 4.6%
3 lb Molasses3 lb Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 4.6%
65 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Columbus2.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 27.37 100%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each whirfloc Fining Boil --
 
Yeast
Danstar - London ESB Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1248 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
25 gallons Monrovia tap water?
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 gal Temperature -- 154 °F 60 min
5 gal Batch sparge Sparge -- 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 19.59 gal (78.38 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.75 gal (46.99 qt) and adding 7.59 gal (30.38 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 24.34 gal (97.34 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.04 gal (28.16 qt) and adding 12.34 gal (49.34 qt) sparge/top-off. 19.38 77.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 19.38 77.5  
Mash volume with grains 24.34 97.3  
Grain absorption losses -7.75 -31  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.97 g | 31.9 qt) 9.63 38.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 19.34 g | 77.4 qt) 21 84  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.25 1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 18 72  
Going into fermentor 18 72  
Total: 29 116
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add 1.5 pounds sulfur-free molasses and 4 oz fresh ginger zest at 5-10 minutes before flameout.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-03-17 21:18 UTC