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Vice Draught (Low Alcohol)

35 calories 3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Australian Sparkling Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.008 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.011 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Pat
Calories: 35 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 29th 2025
1.011
1.002
1.1%
27.7
2.0
5.4
12.19
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.80 kg Barrett Burston - Pale Malt0.8 kg Pale Malt $ 3.70 / kg
$ 2.96 		37 2 76.2%
0.10 kg Barrett Burston - Cara malt0.1 kg Cara malt $ 5.26 / kg
$ 0.53 		34.5 17.5 9.5%
0.10 kg Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley0.1 kg Beech Smoked Barley $ 6.83 / kg
$ 0.68 		35 2.7 9.5%
0.05 kg Weyermann - Carafoam0.05 kg Carafoam $ 7.01 / kg
$ 0.35 		34.5 2.2 4.8%
1.05 kg / $ 4.52
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Pride of Ringwood15 g Pride of Ringwood Hops $ 0.07 / g
$ 1.05 		Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 26.44 60%
10 g Saaz10 g Saaz Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 0.90 		Pellet 3.5 Aroma 5 min 1.23 40%
25 g / $ 1.95
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc $ 0.49 / each
$ 0.25 		Fining Boil 12 min.
1 ml Phosphoric acid $ 21.90 / L
$ 0.02 		Water Agt Mash 45 min.
$ 0.27
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.45 / each
$ 5.45
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 21 B cells required
$ 5.45 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 201.7 g       Temp: 22 °C       CO2 Level: 3 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22 L Strike 70 °C 69 °C 45 min
6 L Fly Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 69 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg 1.6
Mash volume with grains 2.3
Grain absorption losses -1.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.2 L) 28.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.8 L) 28
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 21
Going into fermentor 21
Total: 30  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Low-alcohol traditional Australian beer. Not lagered because homebrewing. Amazingly using 25% of the malt did result in it being low alc just like that, not watery, just pale colour, distinct Carlton Draught-like lingering taste.

45 min 69C mash for medium to full body. Trying to avoid a 1% beer feeling thin.

Not sold on the aroma hop choice, requires testing. Do CUB just use Pride at boil and nothing else? Or again late?

--- 21/1/26 It's still conditioning, but there's nothing on the nose. More than 10g Saaz is an option, but next go around I will double down and aroma hop with Pride of Ringwood. Next batch will also introduce smoked malt to add another bogan dimension. Carbonate more than 2.25 vols next time. Also adding Carafoam to help produce head foam.

-- 6/03/26 Pride was not a good choice for aroma hop. It's muggy with some citrus, but Saaz produced such a nicer beer.

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