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Spruce Tip Ale

154 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.55 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.62 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: John F. Rosnow
Calories: 154 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 26th 2024
1.047
1.009
5.1%
56.5
6.5
5.6
15.03
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row7 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row $ 1.60 / lb
$ 11.20 		36.8 3.5 77.8%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 20L1 lb Caramel Malt - 20L $ 1.92 / lb
$ 1.92 		35 20 11.1%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats $ 1.91 / lb
$ 1.91 		33 2.2 11.1%
9 lbs / $ 15.03
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Homegrown1 oz Homegrown Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 0 min 20%
1 oz Homegrown1 oz Homegrown Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 20 min 0.11 20%
3 oz Homegrown3 oz Homegrown Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 60 min 56.38 60%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Yeast Energizer Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Water Agt Boil 15 min.
10 oz spruce tips Herb Boil 20 min.
5 oz spruce tips Herb Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14 qt Strike 153 °F 153 °F 60 min
14 qt Sparge 169 °F 169 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.44 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.44 qt/lb 3.24 13  
Mash volume with grains 3.96 15.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.32 g | 21.3 qt) 4.69 18.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.19 g | 28.8 qt) 6.55 26.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.62 22.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.62 g | 22.5 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 7.93 31.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I modified the original recipe at https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/815781/spruce-tip-ale. No rye, no carapils and adding oats. I am not sure why I did that, I may have just messed up buying ingredients, but it worked really well the first time I made this, so I am doing it again. I also am using my homegrown hops which are a blend of Cascade and Tettnanger. The blue and green spruce tips are from my yard.

10 oz 2025 Spruce Tips @20 min.

5 oz 2024 Spruce Tips @ 0 min.

This took second place at the Anoka County Fair in 2025.



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