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141 calories 15 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: The Homebrewer's Garden
Calories: 141 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created Saturday May 30th 2015
1.043
1.011
4.22%
49.27
17.33
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 10.8%
0.75 lb American - Rye0.75 lb Rye 38 3.5 8.1%
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64.9%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 10.8%
0.5 lb American - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 5.4%
9.25 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 60 min 25.98 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 30 min 19.96 33.3%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 5 min 3.33 33.3%
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Type Use Time
3 each star anise Spice Boil 30 min.
3 oz Licorice Root Spice Boil 30 min.
9 oz Ginger Root Other Boil 30 min.
1 each Whirlflock Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Corn Sugar       Amount: 160 grams      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 8.52 34.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.47 13.9  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.05 20.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.16 -4.6  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 7.11 28.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses -0.11 -0.5  
Amount going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.52 34.1
Author: The Homebrewer's Garden, Method: All Grain, Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer, ABV 4.22%, IBU 49.27, SRM 17.33, Fermentables: (Caramel / Crystal 10L, Rye, Pale 2-Row, Biscuit, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Cascade, Willamette) Other: (star anise, Licorice Root, Ginger Root, Whirlflock)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-05-30 23:44 UTC