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Kentucky Common with Ginger

144 calories 14.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Josh Newell
Calories: 144 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 7th 2017
1.044
1.010
4.5%
22.5
12.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb American - Pale 2-Row13 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 68.5%
3.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)3.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 18.5%
2.22 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2.22 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 11.7%
0.25 lb American - Dark Chocolate0.25 lb Dark Chocolate 29 420 1.3%
18.97 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Apollo25 g Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Boil 1 min 1.63 41.7%
20 g Cascade20 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 10.57 33.3%
15 g Mandarina Bavaria15 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 90 min 10.3 25%
60 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
50 g Ginger Herb Boil 80 min.
50 g Ginger Herb Primary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Ale Yeast Blend WLP060
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
52 6 26 40 46 79
Based on a Louisville water profile. PH of 7.5

First wort- 5.4PH, Kettle Full 5.6-5.7PH

Knock out 5.3PH
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 20 min
7 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.33 gal (49.32 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.33 gal (1.32 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.11 28.5  
Mash volume with grains 8.63 34.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.37 -9.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.84 g | 31.3 qt) 7.51 30  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.33 g | 49.3 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 14.62 58.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kentucky Common with Ginger" American Light Lager beer recipe by Josh Newell. All Grain, ABV 4.53%, IBU 22.49, SRM 12.57, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Caramel / Crystal 40L, Dark Chocolate) Hops: (Apollo, Cascade, Mandarina Bavaria) Other: (Ginger)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-02-09 17:06 UTC