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Spruce Ale

168 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Experimental Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday September 2nd 2019
1.051
1.013
5.0%
26.4
5.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
23 lb American - Pale Ale23 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 85.2%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 7.4%
2 lb Skagit Valley Malting - Caramel / Crystal 10L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 13 6 7.4%
27 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Leaf/Whole 14.5 Boil 60 min 19.03 50%
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Leaf/Whole 9.3 Boil 20 min 7.39 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
11.20 oz spruce tips Flavor Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A07 Flagship
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium-low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 201 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 gal Batch Sparge -- 148 °F 30 min
8 gal Sparge -- 152 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.58 gal (54.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.58 gal (6.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 9.38 37.5  
Mash volume with grains 11.38 45.5  
Grain absorption losses -3.13 -12.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.36 g | 29.4 qt) 8.79 35.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.21 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.58 g | 54.3 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 13 52  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 13 g | 52 qt) 12 48  
Total: 18.16 72.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Spruce Ale" Experimental Beer recipe by Brewer #48251. All Grain, ABV 5.01%, IBU 26.43, SRM 5.88, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Caramel / Crystal 10L) Hops: (Simcoe, Northern Brewer) Other: (spruce tips)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-09-02 21:35 UTC