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Root of all Beervil

Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 389 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 34.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday December 27th 2014

Original Gravity:

1.117

Final Gravity:

1.022

ABV (standard):

12.4%

IBU (tinseth):

24.9

SRM (mosher):

32.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2 lb	American - Pale 2-Row2 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	47.8%
1 oz	American - Black Malt1 oz Black Malt	28	500	1.5%
1.50 oz	German - Carafa I1.5 oz Carafa I	32	340	2.2%
2 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L2 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	3%
0.75 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.75 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	46	0.5	17.9%
1 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 90L1 oz Caramel / Crystal 90L	33	90	1.5%
1 oz	Flaked Oats1 oz Flaked Oats	33	2.2	1.5%
0.50 oz	Molasses0.5 oz Molasses	36	80	0.7%
1 lb	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale1 lb Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	23.9%
67 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	Willamette0.25 oz Willamette Hops		Pellet	4.5	Boil	60 min	24.92	100%
0.25 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	Willamette (Pellet)		24.92	100%
0.25 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
2.5 gal	sacch	Infusion	--	152 °F	60 min
	mash out	Infusion	--	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
8 g	sarsaparilla	Herb	Boil	30 min.
0.10 each	yeast nutrient	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
12 ml	root beer extract	Flavor	Bottling	--
1.10 lb	table sugar syrup	Flavor	Bottling	--
8 oz	wintergreen leaves	Herb	Boil	30 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	71 °F	Pitch Rate:	-

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Target Water Profile

Boston, MA

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
4	1	31	19	9	41
hardness of approximately 16 milligrams per liter 6.8 pH treated to 9.5 Na+ 32-33 Ca+2 4.08 Mg .089 SO4-2 5.5 TDS 98 mg/L
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Notes

1.1 lb sugar dissolved into a syrup, added post-fermentation along with root beer extract.

Willamette, or Hersbruker

Sarsaparilla root added to boil?
Sassafras is poisonous
Wintergreen leaves?

Dextrose added at 30 min boil

Potassium Sorbate + campden tablet post ferment

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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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