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Brandon's Spruce Beer

Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday January 7th 2017

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.7%

IBU (tinseth):

51.1

SRM (morey):

6.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
15 lb	American - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	76.9%
2 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L	35	20	10.3%
1 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	5.1%
0.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L	34	60	2.6%
1 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose	46	0.5	5.1%
19.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	60 min	35.27	40%
1 oz	Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	15 min	8.75	20%
2 oz	Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	5 min	7.03	40%
5 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
5 oz	Centennial (Pellet)		51.05	100%
5 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
		Infusion	--	151 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
8 oz	spruce tips		Other	Boil	15 min.
2 oz	spruce tips		Other	Boil	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	60 °F	Pitch Rate:	-

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Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

For preparation of the spruce, I usually cut off a bunch from a tree, place them in a ziplock freezer bag. Place the ziplock freezer bag in the freezer for no less than 2 weeks. This will kill everything and anything on the spruce.

The spruce I try to pick it right off of the tree. This is just cutting small size bits off of the tree itself. When you do this take some in your hands and rub your hands together vigorously. Then smell and if it's super pungent you can adjust the amount that I add at the times I do. I weigh them out, and do an 8 oz. addition @ 15 mins, and then a 2 oz addition at 0 min/flameout. When adding the additions to the boil I just throw the whole branch/sprig in the boil, tree stem and all. People most times ask if I pull the leaves off the tree/stem but I don't.

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Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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