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Rooibos Ale

180 calories 16.5 g 425 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 425ml)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 425ml)
Created: Sunday May 18th 2025
1.046
1.009
4.9%
10.8
17.0
4.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.70 kg American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted2.7 kg Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 61.4%
0.50 kg Flaked Corn0.5 kg Flaked Corn 40 0.5 11.4%
0.50 kg Flaked Oats0.5 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 11.4%
0.50 kg German - Wheat Malt0.5 kg Wheat Malt 37 2 11.4%
0.20 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.2 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.5%
4.40 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Tettnanger15 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 9.46 60%
10 g Tettnanger10 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 1.37 40%
25 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
240 g rooibos tea Herb Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.86 bar       Temp: 3 °C       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Belmore Q2 2024
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 13.8
Mash volume with grains 16.7
Grain absorption losses -4.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.4 L) 18.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.8 L) 27
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 22
Going into fermentor 22
Total: 32.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
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  • Last Updated: 2025-05-19 22:36 UTC