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Mk1 Basic Ginger Beer

Method: Extract
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 40 min
Batch Size: 10 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 liters
Post Boil Size: 5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 249 calories (Per 0.568L)
Carbs: 20.2 g (Per 0.568L)

Created: Tuesday September 8th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.048

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

3.7

SRM (morey):

3.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost £

14.56

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
1 kg	Dry Malt Extract - Light1 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light	£ 6.72 / kg £ 6.72	42	4	68.8%
454.01 g	Honey454.01 g Honey	£ 1.35 / lb £ 1.35	35	2	31.2%
1.45 kg / £ 8.07

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
5.01 g	Saaz5.01 g Saaz Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.19	Leaf/Whole	3.5	Boil	5 min	0.68	50%
5.01 g	Saaz5.01 g Saaz Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.19	Leaf/Whole	3.5	Boil	40 min	2.99	50%
10.02 g / £ 0.37

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
10.02 g	Saaz (Leaf/Whole) 10.02 g Saaz (Leaf/Whole) Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.37	3.67	100%
10.02 g / £ 0.37

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
900 g	Ginger	£ 5.00 / kg £ 4.50	Spice	Boil	20 min.
1 each	Lemon Juice & Rhind	£ 0.50 / each £ 0.50	Flavor	Boil	20 min.
1 each	Lime Juice & Rhind	£ 0.50 / each £ 0.50	Flavor	Boil	20 min.
5.01 g	Cream Of Tartar	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.14	Flavor	Boil	20 min.
2 tsp	Ground Dried Ginger		Spice	Boil	20 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient		Other	Boil	5 min.
0.50 each	Beer brite	£ 0.96 / each £ 0.48	Fining	Secondary	0 min.
£ 6.12

Yeast

Lallemand - Lalvin EC-1118

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	85%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	15 - 25 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 60 B cells required

£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: dme Amount: 96.4 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

Consider change to Galaxy for late addition hops

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Last Updated: 2020-10-15 22:28 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost £	Cost %
Fermentables	£
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	£
Hops	£
Yeast	£
Other	£
Cost Per Barrel	£ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	£ 0.00
Total Cost	£ 0.00

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gdogg • 12/15/2020 at 09:59pm

4 of 5

Very 'hot' ginger flavour. Brew using a floral honey to add a level of complexity to the taste

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