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Spruce Experiment

164 calories 14.1 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Experimental Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 38 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 43.7 liters
Post Boil Size: 38.68 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Ben Z
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 164 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday July 22nd 2020
1.036
1.006
3.9%
0.0
5.7
5.8
42.32
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT5 kg CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 3.06 / kg
$ 15.32 		36 1.75 83.3%
0.50 kg Simpsons - Crystal Light 0.5 kg Crystal Light $ 6.00 / kg
$ 3.00 		33.1 33.5 8.3%
0.50 kg CA - Buscuit Malt0.5 kg Buscuit Malt $ 8.00 / kg
$ 4.00 		35 13.5 8.3%
6 kg / $ 22.32
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
100 g Spruce Tips Herb Boil 30 min.
200 g Spruce Tips Herb Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
- American Ale 1056
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 10.00 / each
$ 20.00
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 120 B cells required
$ 20.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.03 bar       Temp: 3 °C       CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (2020 median)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L Strike 68 °C 65 °C 15 min
Temperature 65 °C 65 °C 45 min
38 L Fly Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 18
Mash volume with grains 22
Grain absorption losses -6
Remaining sparge water volume 32.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume 43.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 38 L) 38.7
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 38.7 L) 38
Total: 50.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

http://underhillbrewing.com/spruce-tips/
Lists max spruce tips usage of 456g/38L (16 oz/10gal)

https://beerandbrewing.com/special-ingredient-spruce-tips-in-beer/
Says that you can't have too much

Rev1 will be to establish a baseline. A small amount mid-boil and more close to the end of the boil.

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