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'Cuz Chicks Dig it--Pumpkin Ale

175 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ernie Benner
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 13th 2014
1.053
1.013
5.2%
29.3
13.3
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb US - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 56.3%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.1%
0.50 lb American - Wheat0.5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 3.1%
1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 6.3%
5 lb US - Butternut Squash5 lb US - Butternut Squash 5 12 31.3%
16 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Northern Brewer0.6 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 9.6 Boil 60 min 20.64 37.5%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.3 Aroma 10 min 8.62 62.5%
1.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Vanilla Bean Spice Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Ground Cinamon Spice Boil 10 min.
0.25 tsp All spice Spice Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Ginger Spice Boil 10 min.
1 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.30 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.21 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80.4 17 33.2 66 67.9 111.6
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24.75 qt Single mash Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
16 qt Sparge -- 180 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains 7.28 29.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.26 g | 17 qt) 3.75 15  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.01 g | 32 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.7 g | 22.8 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.7 22.8  
Total: 9.75 39
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"'Cuz Chicks Dig it--Pumpkin Ale" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by Ernie Benner. All Grain, ABV 5.21%, IBU 29.26, SRM 13.28, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Wheat, Caramel / Crystal 60L, US - Butternut Squash) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Cascade) Other: (Vanilla Bean, Ground Cinamon, All spice, Ginger, Irish Moss, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid, Salt)
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