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American Honey Ale

225 calories 22.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Mixed-Style Beer
Boil Time: 50 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday September 29th 2025
1.068
1.016
6.9%
30.4
8.5
n/a
49.78
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.75 lb American - Pilsner10.75 lb Pilsner $ 3.39 / lb
$ 36.44 		37 1.8 82.7%
12 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L $ 3.09 / lb
$ 2.32 		34 40 5.8%
8 oz Belgian - Biscuit8 oz Biscuit $ 4.09 / lb
$ 2.05 		35 23 3.8%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 7.7%
13 lbs / $ 40.81
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Kent Goldings1.5 oz Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.99 / oz
$ 4.49 		Pellet 5 Boil 50 min 25.94 50%
1.50 oz Fuggles1.5 oz Fuggles Hops $ 2.99 / oz
$ 4.49 		Leaf/Whole 4.5 Aroma 5 min 4.45 50%
3 oz / $ 8.97
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 110 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 13.31 psi       Temp: 37 °F       CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 30 min
1.5 gal Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.25 21  
Mash volume with grains 6.21 24.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.78 g | 11.1 qt) 2.4 9.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.28 g | 25.1 qt) 5.9 23.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.25 -5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.25 21  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5 20  
Total: 7.65 30.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

All-grain version of the White House Honey Ale partial mash recipe. Color, bitterness, and alcohol of a Belgian Dubbel, but with English hops and American yeast.

Add honey in the last 5 minutes of boil, the same time as the Fuggles hops.

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