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Ginger Beer

127 calories 10.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 290 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 305 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: Jake Rosenblum
Calories: 127 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 10.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday March 9th 2018
1.042
1.007
4.6%
7.7
2.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 kg Finland - Pilsner Malt30 kg Pilsner Malt 37 2 69.8%
10 kg Cane Sugar10 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 23.3%
3 kg New Zealand - Wheat Malt3 kg Wheat Malt 35.4 2.13 7%
43 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
115 g Cascade115 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 7.72 100%
115 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 kg fresh Ginger Spice Boil --
1 kg lemon Spice Boil --
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
20 - 23 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1519 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 60 °C 68 min
-- -- 1 °C 77 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.1 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 296.28 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 250.88 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 124.08 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 23.62 L and adding 78.68 L sparge/top-off. 102.3
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 102.3
Mash volume with grains 124.1
Grain absorption losses -33
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 221.7 L) 230.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 6.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 296.3 L) 305
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume 290
Going into fermentor 290
Total: 332.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ginger Beer" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by Jake Rosenblum. All Grain, ABV 4.62%, IBU 7.72, SRM 2.33, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Cane Sugar, Wheat Malt) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (fresh Ginger , lemon)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-06-09 04:25 UTC