Caramel Apple Ale Beer Recipe | All Grain Fruit Beer by cearum | Brewer's Friend
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Caramel Apple Ale

176 calories 19.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 7th 2013
1.053
1.015
5.1%
26.3
13.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 8.1%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 8.1%
4 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L4 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 2%
2 oz Belgian - Special B2 oz Special B 34 115 1%
12.37 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Calypso0.3 oz Calypso Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 14.86 30%
0.20 oz Calypso0.2 oz Calypso Hops Pellet 13 Boil 20 min 6 20%
0.30 oz Calypso0.3 oz Calypso Hops Pellet 13 Boil 10 min 5.39 30%
0.20 oz Calypso0.2 oz Calypso Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 0 min 20%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sacc Rest Infusion -- 158 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Cinnamon? Spice Boil 15 min.
20 qt Hard Cider Blend Flavor Bottling --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 205 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Keg      
 
Target Water Profile
Detroit, MI (Huron Water Source) (2008)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
28 8 6 8 28 98
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Make 2.5 gallons of hard cider. Stabilize and then blend with 2.5 gallons of unfermented cider. This should provide some sweetness from the unfermented cider, but not too much that it's cloyingly sweet.

Blend the cider and beer together and keg so the cider doesn't ferment.

Edinburgh yeast chosen for the malt/sweet forward outcome. This should help provide a high caramel flavor from the beer side.

Calypso hops chosen for the apple/pear fruit flavors.

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  • Last Updated: 2013-08-07 13:50 UTC
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