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Spruce tip

193 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Autumn Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 17.19 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15.44 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 193 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 31st 2026
1.059
1.011
6.3%
37.4
30.5
5.6
7.30
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row24 lb Premium 2-Row 37 2 85.7%
1.50 lb Briess - Chocolate1.5 lb Chocolate $ 2.50 / lb
$ 3.75 		25 350 5.4%
0.50 lb Briess - Black Malt0.5 lb Black Malt 27 500 1.8%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L1 lb Caramel Malt - 120L 34.5 120 3.6%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 40L $ 2.40 / lb
$ 1.20 		35.4 40 1.8%
0.50 lb Briess - Victory Malt0.5 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 1.8%
28 lbs / $ 4.95
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Magnum1.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 34.04 5.7%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.25 / oz
$ 1.13 		Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 1.92 1.9%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops $ 2.44 / oz
$ 1.22 		Leaf/Whole 10 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 0.94 1.9%
1 lb spruce tips1 lb spruce tips Hops Leaf/Whole 0.1 Whirlpool 20 min 0.5 60.4%
0.50 lb spruce tips0.5 lb spruce tips Hops Leaf/Whole 0.1 Dry Hop 1 days 30.2%
26.50 oz / $ 2.35
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 494 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Kodiak
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.19 gal (56.78 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.19 gal (8.78 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.74 gal (50.96 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.76 gal (39.04 qt) and adding 0.74 gal (2.96 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.5 42  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.5 42  
Mash volume with grains 12.74 51  
Grain absorption losses -3.5 -14  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.44 g | 29.8 qt) 10.44 41.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.19 g | 56.8 qt) 17.19 68.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12.62 g | 50.5 qt) 15.44 61.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.62 -2.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 14.82 g | 59.3 qt) 12 48  
Total: 20.94 83.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Spruce tip" Autumn Seasonal Beer recipe by MTSabo. All Grain, ABV 6.25%, IBU 37.4, SRM 30.51, Fermentables: ( Premium 2-Row, Chocolate, Black Malt, Caramel Malt - 120L, Caramel Malt - 40L, Victory Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Cascade, Centennial, spruce tips)
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