Spruce on the Loose Beer Recipe | All Grain American Pale Ale | Brewer's Friend
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Spruce on the Loose

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 1st 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter8.5 lb Finest Maris Otter 36.8 2.4 75.6%
0.50 lb Briess - Victory Malt0.5 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 4.4%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.4%
1 lb Munich Malt1 lb Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 8.9%
0.50 lb German - CaraFoam0.5 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 4.4%
0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.2%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 23.79 50%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 15 min 11.81 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.34 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Vorlauf 152 °F 165 °F 20 min
4.5 gal Fly Sparge 168 °F 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz spruce tips Water Agt Whirlpool 0 min.
1 tsp Whirfloc Water Agt Whirlpool 0 min.
1 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5.3 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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"Spruce on the Loose" American Pale Ale beer recipe by LunaChick72. All Grain, ABV 5.24%, IBU 35.6, SRM 9.21, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Victory Malt, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Munich Malt, CaraFoam, Caramel / Crystal 60L) Hops: (Chinook) Other: (spruce tips, Whirfloc, Lactic acid)
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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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