Brewers Bough Spruce Tip Winter Ale - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Brewers Bough Spruce Tip Winter Ale

291 calories 31.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 80 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.087 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64.5% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Calories: 291 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 2nd 2024
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OG: 1.074 FG: 1.016 ABV: 7.5% IBU: 50

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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Rahr - Pale Ale11 lb Pale Ale 36.34 3.5 63.1%
4 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)4 lb Munich Type II (Dark) $ 2.40 / lb
$ 9.60 		37 10 22.9%
5 oz Simpsons - Crystal Extra Dark5 oz Crystal Extra Dark 31.7 178.56 1.8%
8 oz Weyermann - Carafoam8 oz Carafoam $ 2.40 / lb
$ 1.20 		34.5 2.2 2.9%
2 oz Weyermann - Carafa III2 oz Carafa III $ 2.90 / lb
$ 0.36 		32 525 0.7%
1.50 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen1.5 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen - (late boil kettle addition) $ 7.19 / lb
$ 10.79 		42 2 8.6%
17.44 lbs / $ 21.95
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Galena0.4 oz Galena Hops Pellet 12.3 Boil 60 min 17.13 7.3%
0.70 oz Mosaic0.7 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 13 Boil 45 min 29.09 12.7%
0.40 oz Bitter gold0.4 oz Bitter gold Hops $ 1.99 / oz
$ 0.80 		Pellet 13.3 Boil 0 min 7.3%
0.40 oz El Dorado0.4 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 15.2 Boil 15 min 10.51 7.3%
1.60 oz Centennial1.6 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.9 Dry Hop 3 days 29.1%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops $ 1.75 / oz
$ 3.50 		Pellet 14.5 Dry Hop 3 days 36.4%
5.50 oz / $ 4.30
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.69 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.38 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 63 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 10 min.
0.07 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2 tsp Gypsum $ 0.11 / tsp
$ 0.22 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
6 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 oz Spruce tips Water Agt Mash 0 min.
$ 0.22
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 138 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4 oz       Temp: 71 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Lacomb, Or.
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
37 9 0 88 0 0
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"Brewers Bough Spruce Tip Winter Ale" American Strong Ale beer recipe by BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing. All Grain, ABV 8.29%, IBU 56.73, SRM 18.99, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Munich Type II (Dark), Crystal Extra Dark, Carafoam, Carafa III, Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen) Hops: (Galena, Mosaic, Bitter gold, El Dorado, Centennial, Cascade) Other: (Whirlfloc, Phosphoric acid, Gypsum, Lactic acid, Spruce tips)
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Brew Count: 1
Last Updated: 2025-03-09 03:23 UTC

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