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American Honey Ale

Name: American Honey Ale
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 10.75 lb Pilsner; 12 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L; 8 oz Biscuit; 1 lb Honey; 1.5 oz Kent Goldings Hops; 1.5 oz Fuggles Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Mixed-Style Beer
Boil Time: 50 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday September 29th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.068

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

6.9%

IBU (tinseth):

30.4

SRM (morey):

8.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

49.78

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
10.75 lb	American - Pilsner10.75 lb Pilsner	$ 3.39 / lb $ 36.44	37	1.8	82.7%
12 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L	$ 3.09 / lb $ 2.32	34	40	5.8%
8 oz	Belgian - Biscuit8 oz Biscuit	$ 4.09 / lb $ 2.05	35	23	3.8%
1 lb	Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition)		35	2	7.7%
13 lbs / $ 40.81

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Kent Goldings1.5 oz Kent Goldings Hops	$ 2.99 / oz $ 4.49	Pellet	5	Boil	50 min	25.94	50%
1.50 oz	Fuggles1.5 oz Fuggles Hops	$ 2.99 / oz $ 4.49	Leaf/Whole	4.5	Aroma	5 min	4.45	50%
3 oz / $ 8.97

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6 gal	Infusion	--	150 °F	30 min
1.5 gal	Sparge	--	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb

Yeast

Wyeast - American Ale 1056

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	60 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 110 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 13.31 psi Temp: 37 °F CO₂ Level: 2.75 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

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

All-grain version of the White House Honey Ale partial mash recipe. Color, bitterness, and alcohol of a Belgian Dubbel, but with English hops and American yeast.

Add honey in the last 5 minutes of boil, the same time as the Fuggles hops.

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Kent Goldings (Pellet)	$ 2.99 / oz $ 4.48	25.94	50%
1.50 oz	Fuggles (Leaf/Whole)	$ 2.99 / oz $ 4.48	4.45	50%
3 oz / $ 8.97

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American Honey Ale

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