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Spruce Tip Ale

Name: Spruce Tip Ale
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 7 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row; 1 lb Caramel Malt - 20L; 1 lb Flaked Oats; 1 oz Homegrown Hops; 1 oz Homegrown Hops; 3 oz Homegrown Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.55 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.62 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: John F. Rosnow
Calories: 154 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday May 26th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.047

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

56.5

SRM (morey):

6.5

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

15.03

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row7 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row	$ 1.60 / lb $ 11.20	36.8	3.5	77.8%
1 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 20L1 lb Caramel Malt - 20L	$ 1.92 / lb $ 1.92	35	20	11.1%
1 lb	Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats	$ 1.91 / lb $ 1.91	33	2.2	11.1%
9 lbs / $ 15.03

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Homegrown1 oz Homegrown Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.5	Boil	0 min		20%
1 oz	Homegrown1 oz Homegrown Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.5	Boil	20 min	0.11	20%
3 oz	Homegrown3 oz Homegrown Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.5	Boil	60 min	56.38	60%
5 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
14 qt	Strike	153 °F	153 °F	60 min
14 qt	Sparge	169 °F	169 °F	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.44 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 tsp	Irish Moss	Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Energizer	Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
10 oz	spruce tips	Herb	Boil	20 min.
5 oz	spruce tips	Herb	Boil	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

I modified the original recipe at https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/815781/spruce-tip-ale. No rye, no carapils and adding oats. I am not sure why I did that, I may have just messed up buying ingredients, but it worked really well the first time I made this, so I am doing it again. I also am using my homegrown hops which are a blend of Cascade and Tettnanger. The blue and green spruce tips are from my yard.

10 oz 2025 Spruce Tips @20 min.

5 oz 2024 Spruce Tips @ 0 min.

This took second place at the Anoka County Fair in 2025.

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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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