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Vice Draught (Full Strength)

141 calories 13.3 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: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Pat
Calories: 141 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 16th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.20 kg Barrett Burston - Pale Malt3.2 kg Pale Malt $ 3.70 / kg
$ 11.84 		37 2 76.2%
0.40 kg Barrett Burston - Cara malt0.4 kg Cara malt $ 5.26 / kg
$ 2.10 		34.5 17.5 9.5%
0.40 kg Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley0.4 kg Beech Smoked Barley $ 6.83 / kg
$ 2.73 		35 2.7 9.5%
0.20 kg Weyermann - Carafoam0.2 kg Carafoam $ 7.01 / kg
$ 1.40 		34.5 2.2 4.8%
4.20 kg / $ 18.08
 
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 21.32 60%
10 g Saaz10 g Saaz Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 0.90 		Pellet 3.5 Aroma 5 min 0.99 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.
4 ml Phosphoric acid $ 21.90 / L
$ 0.09 		Water Agt Mash 45 min.
$ 0.33
 
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) 79 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
17 L Strike 70 °C 69 °C 45 min
11 L Fly Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 22 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 16.8
Mash volume with grains 19.6
Grain absorption losses -4.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.1 L) 16.3
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: 33.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Boozier version of the low alcohol Vice Draught recipe. Testing final combination of smoked malt + Saaz to finish.

Scaled up grains x4 and phosphoric acid for pH also by x4, otherwise untouched.

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  • Last Updated: 2026-03-18 01:11 UTC