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Chai Tea Brown Ale

Method: BIAB
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Gordon Strong
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://www.amazon.com/Brewing-Better-Beer-Advanced-Homebrewers/dp/0937381985

Created: Tuesday September 24th 2019

Original Gravity:

1.047

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

4.3%

IBU (tinseth):

15.6

SRM (morey):

15.5

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 lb	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 lb Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	36.4%
4 lb	Weyermann - Vienna Malt4 lb Vienna Malt	37	3.5	36.4%
1 lb	Canadian - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt	37	25	9.1%
1 lb	Belgian - CaraVienne1 lb CaraVienne	34	20	9.1%
0.25 lb	United Kingdom - Chocolate0.25 lb Chocolate	34	425	2.3%
0.75 lb	Rolled Oats0.75 lb Rolled Oats	33	2.2	6.8%
11 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	saaz1.25 oz saaz Hops		Leaf/Whole	4	Boil	60 min	15.59	100%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	saaz (Leaf/Whole)		15.59	100%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
	Mash out @ 170F	Infusion	--	150 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.50 lb	Lactose	Flavor	Boil	15 min.
1 each	Vanilla bean, split and scraped	Spice	Other	0 min.
2 each	Cinnamon Stick	Spice	Other	0 min.
1 each	2-inch piece of ginger, peeled, sliced	Spice	Other	0 min.
2 each	Star anise	Spice	Other	0 min.
24 each	Green cardamom pods, split	Spice	Other	0 min.
1 each	Black cardamom pod, split	Spice	Other	0 min.
0.50 each	Whole nutmeg, roughly chopped	Spice	Other	0 min.
0.25 tsp	Fennel seeds	Spice	Other	0 min.
5 each	Whole cloves	Spice	Other	0 min.

Yeast

White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	66.5%	Flocculation:	Very High
Optimum Temp:	65 - 68 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

BrewRO Reverse Osmosis

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

Blend in "tea" to taste, post fermentation.

Recipe from Gordon Strong's "Brewing Better Beer: Master Lesson for Advanced Homebrewers".

"Bring about 1 quart filtered water to a boil, then pour over spices and cover in a separate container. Let steep for 15 minutes, then strain to remove spices. Cover tea and keep chilled until used. I blended in about 2 cups (473 milliliters) of this liquid in the 5-gallon (19-liter) batch. But you want to do it slowly, mix it well, and taste it. Different people have different tastes, so you’re looking for a nice balance without being overpowering with the spices. Don’t use tea—it has too much tannin."

Strong, Gordon. Brewing Better Beer: Master Lesson for Advanced Homebrewers (pp. 212-213). Brewers Publications. Kindle Edition.

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Cost for

Gallons

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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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