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Gingerbread Stout

341 calories 34.4 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.102 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 341 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 34.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 18th 2025
1.102
1.025
10.0%
40.3
50.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb Crisp Malting - No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter14 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter 37 3 62.9%
1.75 lb Flaked Oats1.75 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 7.9%
2.25 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I2.25 lb Munich Type I 38 6 10.1%
1 lb Dingemans - Special B1 lb Special B 33.1 125 4.5%
1 lb Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt1 lb Chocolate Malt 32.66 450 4.5%
0.50 lb Crisp Malting - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 31.28 600 2.2%
0.25 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt0.25 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 1.1%
0.50 lb German - CaraFoam0.5 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 2.2%
1 lb Simpsons - Crystal Extra Dark1 lb Crystal Extra Dark 31.7 178.56 4.5%
22.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3.50 oz East Kent Goldings3.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 40.27 100%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 504 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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 at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 9.73 38.9  
Mash volume with grains 11.51 46.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.78 -11.1  
Remaining sparge water volume 0.43 1.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.13 28.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.16 40.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fresh grated ginger: 15–20 g

Cinnamon stick: 1–2 sticks, cracked

Nutmeg: 0.5–1 tsp, freshly grated

Clove: 1–2 whole cloves (be restrained!)

Vanilla bean (optional, in secondary, 1–2 beans for smoothing)

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