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Skinny Fingers - Finger Lime Pale Ale (Low Carb)

Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Calories: 148 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.6 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Sunday October 12th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.049

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

16.9

SRM (morey):

5.3

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 kg	Gladfield - American Ale Malt4 kg American Ale Malt	37.3	2.54	84.9%
0.32 kg	Voyager Craft Malt - Winter Wheat Janz0.32 kg Winter Wheat Janz	38.8	2.54	6.8%
0.11 kg	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.11 kg Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	2.3%
0.11 kg	Simpsons - Crystal Light 0.11 kg Crystal Light	33.1	38.03	2.3%
0.11 kg	Gladfield - Sour Grapes Acid Malt0.11 kg Sour Grapes Acid Malt	12.4	2.03	2.3%
60 g	Weyermann - Caramunich Type 160 g Caramunich Type 1	33.5	35	1.3%
4.71 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
50 g	Citra50 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Whirlpool at 95 °C	15 min	9.33	50%
50 g	Motueka50 g Motueka Hops	Pellet	7	Whirlpool	15 min	7.61	50%
100 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
50 g	Citra (Pellet) 50 g Citra (Pellet) Hops	9.33	50%
50 g	Motueka (Pellet) 50 g Motueka (Pellet) Hops	7.61	50%
100 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
30.5 L		Infusion	68 °C	65 °C	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1.10 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.25 tsp	Potassium Metabisulfite	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
6 g	Fermaid AT	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
60 g	Finger lime	Flavor	Boil	3 min.
3 g	Mangrove Jacks Dry Enzyme Low Carb	Water Agt	Primary	14 days

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 98 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.52 bar Temp: 2 °C CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
Gypsum - 7g Calcium chloride - 1.1g
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Notes

Batch #1 - 12/10/25 - (Eff.: 79 %, Att.: %, ABV: %)

Mash vol.: 30.5 L, Pre-boil vol.: L, Batch vol.: L
OG: 1050 (Refract.) 1047 (Tilt)
Base recipe is Hoppy Days BH Reserve Pale Ale, changed to hop schedule to allow for finger lime bitterness.
Substitutes:
Voyager Dexter dextrine malt used
Added Mangrove Jacks Dry Enzyme Low Carb sachet (x1)

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Last Updated: 2025-10-13 05:56 UTC

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Gallons

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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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