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Meglomaniac - Hopped Ginger Wheat Beer

Method: Extract
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.28 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 269 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday January 10th 2023

Original Gravity:

1.083

Final Gravity:

1.005

ABV (standard):

10.2%

IBU (tinseth):

41.4

SRM (morey):

4.3

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

14.50

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.75 lb	Cane Sugar3.75 lb Cane Sugar	$ 2.00 / lb $ 7.50	46	0	68.2%
0.75 lb	Brown Sugar0.75 lb Brown Sugar		45	15	13.6%
1 lb	Dry Malt Extract - Wheat1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 7.00 / lb $ 7.00	42	3	18.2%
5.50 lbs / $ 14.50

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
15 g	Citra15 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Boil at 212 °F	60 min	31.53	33.3%
30 g	Citra30 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Hop Stand at 180 °F	15 min	9.88	66.7%
45 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
45 g	Citra (Pellet) 45 g Citra (Pellet) Hops		41.41	100%
45 g / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
6 each	Large Lemons	Flavor	Boil	1 hr.
12 oz	Ginger	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
6 each	Cinnamon stick	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
0.25 each	Whirlfloc	Water Agt	Boil	5 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - Lalvin EC-1118

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	65%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 5.5 oz Temp: 66 °F CO₂ Level: 4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

I would bulk ferment for about a month before touching it. Ginger and lemon juice slows the fermentation process down incredibly.

An alternative method is to bottle before it's finished at 1.011 and then pasteurize.

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Last Updated: 2023-01-11 03:40 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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