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Rooibos Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 425ml)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 425ml)

Created: Sunday May 18th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.046

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (rager):

10.8

SRM (morey):

17.0

Mash pH

4.9

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.70 kg	American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted2.7 kg Pale 2-Row - Toasted	33	30	61.4%
0.50 kg	Flaked Corn0.5 kg Flaked Corn	40	0.5	11.4%
0.50 kg	Flaked Oats0.5 kg Flaked Oats	33	2.2	11.4%
0.50 kg	German - Wheat Malt0.5 kg Wheat Malt	37	2	11.4%
0.20 kg	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.2 kg Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	4.5%
4.40 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
15 g	Tettnanger15 g Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	60 min	9.46	60%
10 g	Tettnanger10 g Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	10 min	1.37	40%
25 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
25 g	Tettnanger (Pellet) 25 g Tettnanger (Pellet) Hops		10.83	100%
25 g / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
240 g	rooibos tea		Herb	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	18 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.86 bar Temp: 3 °C CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Belmore Q2 2024

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

$47

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Last Updated: 2025-05-19 08:33 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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