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General Tao's Pumpkin Ale

208 calories 21 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Robert Theroux
Calories: 208 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday September 11th 2012
1.063
1.015
6.3%
27.5
10.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 59.3%
3 lb American - Munich - Light 10L3 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 22.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.4%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 7.4%
0.50 lb Brown Sugar0.5 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 3.7%
13.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 60 min 40%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Leaf/Whole 4.8 Boil 30 min 40%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 5 min 20%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 lb Pumpkin Other Mash 1 hr.
1 lb Pumpkin Other Boil 15 min.
2.50 tsp Cinnamon Spice Boil 10 min.
1.50 tsp All Spice Spice Boil 10 min.
1.50 tsp Nutmeg Spice Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirloc Tablet Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19 Sparge -- 155 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.69 22.8  
Mash volume with grains 6.73 26.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.24 g | 13 qt) 3.15 12.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.84 35.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Primary for 14 days.
No secondary.
Cold crash for 5 days minimum.
Gelatin.

Substitute Mt Hood for Hallertauer
Substitute WL California WLP001 for WYeast American Cale 1056

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