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Headless Horseman

300 calories 30.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.090 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Kevin Hall
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 300 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 24th 2020
1.090
1.022
9.0%
49.8
14.9
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Viking - Pale Ale Malt11 lb Pale Ale Malt 37 2.5 62%
0.50 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.8%
1 lb Weyermann - Carafoam1 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 5.6%
1 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 5.6%
28 oz Pumpkin (fresh)28 oz Pumpkin (fresh) 1 0 9.9%
0.50 lb Brown Sugar0.5 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 2.8%
2 lb Viking - Viking - Finland - Cookie2 lb Viking - Finland - Cookie 37 25.4 11.3%
17.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Bravo1 oz Bravo Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 46.8 50%
1 oz Kent Goldings1 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 3.01 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.10 tsp Ginger Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
2 each Whole Nutmeg Spice Boil 5 min.
3 tsp Clove Spice Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Vanilla Spice Boil 5 min.
2 tsp Pumpkin Spice Spice Secondary 8 days
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 143 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 27.65 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.3 gal Strike 163 °F 154 °F 60 min
4.2 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.81 23.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.05 28.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.94 -7.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.7 g | 10.8 qt) 3.63 14.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.25 1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5 20  
Total: 9.44 37.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Headless Horseman" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by Kevin Hall. All Grain, ABV 9%, IBU 49.81, SRM 14.88, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Carafoam, Honey Malt, Pumpkin (fresh), Brown Sugar, Viking - Finland - Cookie) Hops: (Bravo, Kent Goldings) Other: (Ginger, cinnamon, Whole Nutmeg, Clove, Vanilla, Pumpkin Spice, Whirlfloc)
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