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Pecan Pie Ale

171 calories 17 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: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 28th 2016
1.052
1.012
5.2%
33.0
15.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 72.7%
1 lb American - CaraBrown1 lb CaraBrown 34 55 9.1%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 9.1%
1 lb American - CaraCrystal Wheat Malt1 lb CaraCrystal Wheat Malt 34 55 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cluster0.5 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 15.78 25%
1.50 oz Cluster1.5 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 10 min 17.17 75%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz pecan flavoring Flavor Primary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
47 13 14 74 68 38
Bru n Water - Amber balanced profile. (distilled water
4.4 gallons mash water
0.7 grams gypsum
1.8 grams CaCl2
2.2 grams epsom salt
0.9 grams baking soda

Sparge - 4.2 gallons
0.6 grams gypsum
1.7 grams CaCl2
2.2 grams epsom salt
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 4.4 17.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.28 21.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.3 g | 17.2 qt) 4.73 18.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
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: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Amber Ale Base. Malt bill used to give base beer sort of pie crust flavors and then added pecan flavoring to fermenter.

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