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Carrot Cake Ale

115 calories 12.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.026 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (brew house)
Calories: 115 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 28th 2016
1.035
1.010
3.3%
41.8
8.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 85.7%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.6%
0.50 lb American - Special Roast0.5 lb Special Roast 33 50 3.6%
0.50 lb American - White Wheat0.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 3.6%
0.50 lb Maltodextrin0.5 lb Maltodextrin 39 0 3.6%
14 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 30.06 50%
1 oz Spalt1 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 11.7 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz Organic Carrot Juice Flavor Boil 5 min.
1 oz Candied Ginger Spice Boil 10 min.
3 lb Shredded Carrots Other Boil 30 min.
2 each Vanilla Beans Spice Secondary --
1 tbsp Vanilla Extract Flavor Secondary --
1.25 each Cinnamon Sticks Spice Secondary --
1.25 tbsp Ground Nutmeg 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:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 155 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.06 20.3  
Mash volume with grains 6.14 24.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.69 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.91 g | 15.6 qt) 4.33 17.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.4 37.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

KCBM Special Category 1st Place - Food Beer



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