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Gingerbread Man Winter Brown Ale

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: TB
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 29th 2018
1.052
1.013
5.0%
40.8
18.1
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 81%
8 oz New Zealand - Brown Malt8 oz Brown Malt 34 90.36 5.1%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 3.8%
4 oz United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate4 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 2.5%
12 oz Molasses12 oz Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 7.6%
158 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Bravo0.25 oz Bravo Hops Leaf/Whole 15.8 Boil 60 min 14.3 12.5%
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 60 min 18.22 37.5%
0.25 oz Bravo0.25 oz Bravo Hops Leaf/Whole 15.8 Boil 15 min 7.1 12.5%
0.25 oz East Kent Goldings0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 5 min 1.21 12.5%
0.50 oz Bravo0.5 oz Bravo Hops Leaf/Whole 15.8 Boil 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.25 tsp Ground Allspice (store bought) Spice Boil 10 min.
4 each Cinnamon Sticks (crushed) Spice Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Fresh Ground Ginger Spice Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Fresh Ground Nutmeg Spice Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 201 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
3.25 Gallons Tap
6 Gallons Distilled
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal 166 degree water Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
5.75 gal 185 degree water Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.42 13.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.15 16.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.14 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.98 g | 19.9 qt) 5.47 21.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.01 g | 28 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.06 0.3  
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: 8.89 35.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1L starter

Add molasses at 5 minutes left in boil

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  • Last Updated: 2018-12-07 02:12 UTC