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Red Giant (Winter Ale)

340 calories 32.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Experimental Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 340 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 21st 2012
1.102
1.023
10.3%
77.5
28.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale Ale12 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 58.5%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 9.8%
2 lb Belgian - Special B2 lb Special B 34 115 9.8%
2 lb German - CaraMunich III2 lb CaraMunich III 34 57 9.8%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 9.8%
0.50 lb Cane Sugar0.5 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 2.4%
20.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 13.4 Boil 60 min 33.72 20%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 10.2 Boil 30 min 19.73 20%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 5.4 Boil 30 min 10.44 20%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 30 min 8.7 20%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 5.4 Aroma 10 min 4.93 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Coriander Seed Spice Boil 15 min.
2 oz Oak chips (soaked in Port) Flavor Secondary --
0.50 oz Ginger Spice Secondary --
1.50 tbsp Soaking Port Flavor Secondary --
2 tbsp Coriander Spice Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 40 75 80 110
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26.25 qt Dough in (at 167.1) Infusion -- 154 °F 90 min
7.1 qt Mash out (at boiling) Infusion -- 165 °F 30 min
4.5 qt Sparge (at boiling) Sparge -- 170 °F 45 min
Sparge to final volume Sparge -- 150 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.75 35  
Mash volume with grains 10.35 41.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.9 g | 7.6 qt) 1.46 5.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.94 g | 31.8 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.21 40.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Red Giant (Winter Ale)" Experimental Beer recipe by sixtycg. All Grain, ABV 10.31%, IBU 77.53, SRM 28.7, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Special B, CaraMunich III, Caramel / Crystal 10L, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Citra, Amarillo, Cascade, Willamette) Other: (Coriander Seed, Oak chips (soaked in Port), Ginger, Soaking Port, Coriander)
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