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Ginger beer

148 calories 11.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.99 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.029 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (ending kettle)
Calories: 148 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday August 26th 2025
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OG: 1.049 FG: 1.009 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 8

1.049
1.007
5.4%
7.3
7.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 kg Simpsons - Maris Otter pale2.5 kg Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 58.1%
1 kg Cane Sugar1 kg Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 23.3%
0.80 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 30L0.8 kg Crystal 30L 34 30 18.6%
4.30 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 g Hopsteiner - Hallertauer Magnum7 g Hallertauer Magnum Hops Pellet 13 Boil 20 min 7.32 100%
7 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
500 g Ginger Spice Boil 20 min.
500 g Ginger Spice Primary 5 days
4 each Lime Zest Flavor Other 0 min.
2 each chilli Flavor Other 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
2.50 g Yeast Nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
25 - 40 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 98 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.25 L Strike 69 °C 69 °C 60 min
21.07 L Sparge -- 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 8.3
Mash volume with grains 10.4
Grain absorption losses -3.3
Remaining sparge water volume 20.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.1 L) 25
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 19.9 L) 23
Estimated amount in fermentor 23
Total: 29.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Infuse lime zest and sliced chilli in vodka then strain into keg

OG 1.046
FG 1.007

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