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Ginger Beer

104 calories 5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 104 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 2nd 2022
1.033
1.000
4.4%
0.0
0.0
3.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Cane Sugar4 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 100%
4 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 lb Ginger Flavor Boil 15 min.
10 g Lemon Zest Spice Mash 0 min.
1 lb monkfruit Flavor Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
- ginger bug
Amount:
200 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 60 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 30       Temp: 37 °F       CO2 Level: 3.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume 5.45 21.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.45 21.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3 1.2  
Pre boil volume 5.5 22  
Boil off losses    
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 5.45 21.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

wild yeast from a ginger bug culture. No nutrients, just sugar, water, and grated ginger. Fermenting at room temp.

For low alcohol/fermented soda, use .5lb to 1.0lb of sugar per 5g target yield.

Back sweeten with monkfruit or unfermentable sweetener of choice.

Can add other natural flavorings when pitching: Hybiscus flower, cloves, citrus fruits, basil, lavender, blueberries. Have fun! :)

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  • Last Updated: 2026-09-17 04:34 UTC