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Gingerbread Ale

189 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 189 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 7th 2019
1.057
1.016
5.5%
18.0
8.7
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.25 lb American - Pale 2-Row7.25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 70.7%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale1.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 14.6%
0.50 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.5 lb Biscuit 35 23 4.9%
0.50 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4.9%
0.25 lb Molasses0.25 lb Molasses 36 80 2.4%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 2.4%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 18.04 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
2 tsp cinnamon Spice Boil --
0.50 tsp clove Spice Boil --
2 tsp ginger Spice Boil --
1 tsp nutmeg Spice Boil --
3.70 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.60 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A15 Independence
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 5 20  
Mash volume with grains 5.8 23.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.02 g | 12.1 qt) 2.98 11.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.3 21.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.3 g | 21.2 qt) 5 20  
Total: 7.98 31.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Gingerbread Ale" Winter Seasonal Beer recipe by Devin Trudgen. All Grain, ABV 5.46%, IBU 18.04, SRM 8.68, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Maris Otter Pale, Biscuit, Honey Malt, Molasses, Caramel / Crystal 10L) Hops: (Willamette) Other: (Whirlfloc, cinnamon, clove, ginger, nutmeg, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Table Salt)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-11-09 19:31 UTC