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Ginger Beer

156 calories 13.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Steve Wilkes Basic Brewig
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 12oz)
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Created: Thursday May 7th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Munich - Light 10L8 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 80%
2 lb American - Red Wheat2 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 20%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 11.4 Boil 60 min 51.06 33.3%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 15.49 33.3%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 3.57 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz Peeler thinly sliced Ginger Spice Secondary --
 
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:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.5 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.13 12.5  
Mash volume with grains 3.93 15.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.99 g | 20 qt) 5.88 23.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9 36
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Basic Brewing Radio April 30, 2015 - Ginger Trifecta

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  • Last Updated: 2015-05-07 04:21 UTC