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Just the Tips_American Amber Spruce Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Rating:

4.00 (2 Reviews)

Calories: 192 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday September 27th 2017

Original Gravity:

1.058

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.8%

IBU (tinseth):

38.3

SRM (morey):

16.1

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	77.4%
1.50 lb	United Kingdom - Amber1.5 lb Amber	32	27	12.9%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L	34	60	8.6%
2 oz	United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate2 oz Pale Chocolate	33	207	1.1%
11.62 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops	Pellet	12	Boil	20 min	14.13	33.3%
0.50 oz	Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	13.9	Boil	20 min	16.36	33.3%
0.50 oz	Cluster Fugget (Blend)0.5 oz Cluster Fugget (Blend) Hops	Pellet	8.1	Boil	15 min	7.81	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Chinook (Pellet)	14.13	33.3%
0.50 oz	Simcoe (Pellet)	16.36	33.3%
0.50 oz	Cluster Fugget (Blend) (Pellet)	7.81	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
	Batch	Sparge	--	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
5 oz	Spruce Tips		Herb	Boil	20 min.

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A07 Flagship

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium-low
Optimum Temp:	60 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 203 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.52 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	5	10	95	55	0
salts per bruin. See .doc for mash water volume and assumptions.
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Notes

2/3 cup (approx for corn sugar)

Total Water Needed [?]: 7.44 Gallons, 28.15 Liters
Mash Water Needed [?]: 3.8 Gallons, 14.38 Liters
Sparge Water Needed [?]: 3.64 Gallons, 13.77 Liters @ 170 deg F
Strike Temperature [?]: 159.38 F, 71 C
Pre-Boil Wort Produced [?]: 5.95 Gallons, 22.53 Liters

assumptions: 75 min boil, 9.5 lbs, 0 trub, 0.25 equip, 1.6 mash, grain temp 75, 150 deg mash, 4% wort shrink, 0.13 grain adsorp, 10% boiloff

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added dextrose/corn sugar when i added aroma hops.

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Last Updated: 2020-10-14 16:07 UTC

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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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vthokiedsp • 12/13/2017 at 01:41pm

4 of 5

Feedback from friends and randoms was very good. Most think it's somewhere between a stout and a brown. I don't disagree. The one 'negative' is the carbonation. I aimed for the lower end of ale carbonation and probably should have gone a little higher. Combined with a secondary fermentation of almost 3 weeks, I believe the carbonation process was stifled a bit and as a result, the beer can get a little syrupy towards the end. I've started drinking out of smaller glasses (6oz at a time) with an aggressive pour to get a better carbonation feel.

MadCactusBrewing • 03/27/2020 at 09:24pm

4 of 5

My first attempt was a really good beer. I will add a little more spruce tips next time, 3 oz for 2.5G.

vthokiedsp • 10/14/2020 at 01:12pm
i think my original comment was for a different recipe and it transferred to the spruce ale.

Spruce ale could use a bump in tips to make it more dominant but it's very much a personal preference thing. It needed some aging on CO2 to mellow out.

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