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Gingerbread Porter

Method: BIAB
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.63 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: JasonT
Hop Utilization: 66%
Calories: 199 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday November 5th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.060

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

5.9%

IBU (tinseth):

27.0

SRM (morey):

25.3

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

0.73

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Fermenting Now

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)7 lb Munich Type II (Dark)		37	10	68.3%
1 lb	Great Western - Crystal 40 Malt1 lb Crystal 40 Malt		21	40	9.8%
0.75 lb	Proximity - Mid-Atlantic Wheat0.75 lb Mid-Atlantic Wheat		39	3	7.3%
0.50 lb	American - Roasted Barley0.5 lb American - Roasted Barley		33	300	4.9%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin		34.5	27	4.9%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I0.5 lb Munich Type I	$ 1.45 / lb $ 0.73	38	6	4.9%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.73

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	60 min	19.83	50%
1 oz	Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	10 min	7.19	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Northern Brewer (Pellet)		27.02	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6 gal		Strike	152 °F	152 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.50 tsp	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 tsp	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 tsp	Pumpkin pie spice	Spice	Whirlpool	0 min.
5 oz	candied ginger	Spice	Whirlpool	0 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - London Ale III 1318

Amount:	11.50 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	73%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 74 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.52 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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Last Updated: 2025-11-24 14:31 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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Gingerbread Porter

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