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Sam's Ginger Beer

148 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.026 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Sam
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 2nd 2018
1.045
1.010
4.6%
40.1
3.1
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 87.5%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 12.5%
8 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Challenger1 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 40.12 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz Grated Fresh Ginger Spice Boil 1 hr.
1 oz Clove and Cinnamon Spice Boil 10 min.
8 oz Grated Fresh Ginger Spice Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - B44 Whiteout
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium-low
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 8.13 32.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.14 g | 32.6 qt) 8.69 34.7  
Grain absorption losses -0.88 -3.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.46 g | 25.8 qt) 7 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Used A09 Pub, with good results. Trying a Belgian to get some additional spicy and/or fruity notes.
Any hop will probably do, it's only 1oz.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-06-02 20:13 UTC