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Carrot Cake Ale

233 calories 24.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: Eric
Calories: 233 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 19th 2016
1.070
1.018
6.7%
18.2
14.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Northwest Pale Ale Malt10 lb Northwest Pale Ale Malt 37 4 58.8%
0.50 lb American - White Wheat0.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 2.9%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.5 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 2.9%
0.50 lb Maltodextrin0.5 lb Maltodextrin 39 0 2.9%
0.50 lb American - Special Roast0.5 lb Special Roast 33 50 2.9%
5 lb Carrots5 lb Carrots 17 15 29.4%
17 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.10 oz Opal1.1 oz Opal Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 18.16 100%
1.10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Ginger Flavor Boil 15 min.
1 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Kegging --
0.50 tsp Fresh Nutmeg Flavor Kegging --
1 each cinnamon stick Flavor Kegging --
4 oz Bourbon Flavor Kegging --
 
Yeast
- -
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 130 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 gallons Tap + 1 gallon RO for mash
Sparge = 5 gallons RO + 1/2 tsp gypsum and 1/2 tsp calcium chloride
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 141 °F 10 min
1 lb mash with 5 lb carrots boil ten mins and add back to mash Decoction -- 149 °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 6.19 24.8  
Mash volume with grains 7.51 30  
Grain absorption losses -2.06 -8.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.08 16.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.29 g | 29.2 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 6.46 g | 25.8 qt) 5.75 23  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5.75 23  
Total: 10.27 41.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

yeast is munich classic from Danstart
ferment in basement
carrots are shredded and boiled 10 minutes with 1 gallon mash wort and then readded to mash

cinnamon, vanilla bean (scraped) and nutmeg go into a boubon (4 oz) tincture for two weeks. strained and liquid added to keg.

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  • Last Updated: 2016-06-19 23:45 UTC