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Gingerbread Ale - Rippe October 3, 2012
Category	Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Subcategory	Seasonal/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
Recipe Type	Extract
Batch Size	5 gal
Volume Boiled	6 gal
Mash Efficiency	72 %
Total Grain/Extract	9.16 lbs
Total Hops	1.2 oz
Calories (12 fl. oz.)	199.9
Cost to Brew	$51.29 (USD)
Cost per Bottle (12 fl. oz.)	$0.96 (USD)
Summary :	Brown with christmas spice


0.875 lbs	American Caramel 60°L info
0.375 lbs	American Victory info
0.375 lbs	German Dark Munich info
0.281 lbs	English Chocolate Malt info
6.5 lbs	English Light Extract (MoreBeer); Alexanders info
0.75 lbs	Wheat; John Bull info
1 oz	Northern Brewer (Whole, 8.00 %AA) boiled 60 min. info
.25 oz	Northern Brewer (Whole, 8.00 %AA) boiled 15 min. info
1 tsp.	Cinnamon (ground) (not included in calculations)
.5 tsp.	Ginger (fresh) (Ground) (not included in calculations)
.25 tsp.	Allspice (not included in calculations)
.25 tsp.	Cloves (ground) (not included in calculations)
Yeast :	WYeast 1098 British Ale™ info

Steep crushed grains in 1 gallon of water at 150F for 30 Minutes. Strain the grain water into your brew pot. Sparge grains with 1 gallon of water at 150 F. Add water to brewpot.

Fill brewpot till at 4 gallons. Add Pale and wheat LME (Liquid malt extract). Bring to a boil. Add 60 minute hops

Boil 45 minutes then add 15 minute hops.

Boil 15 more minutes. remove from heat ad add spices.

Cool and rack to bucket. pitch yeast at 70F


	Predicted	Seasonal/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer	Compliance
Original Gravity	1.060	1.026 - 1.120	100 %

Terminal Gravity	1.012	0.995 - 1.035	100 %

Color	19.73 °SRM	1.00 - 50.00 °SRM	100 %

Bitterness	36.8 IBU	0.00 - 100.00 IBU	100 %

Alcohol (%volume)	6.4 %	2.50 - 14.50 %	100 %

			100 % overall


	Apparent	Real
Original Extract	14.83 °Plato	14.83 °Plato

Attenuation	79.5 %	64.4 %

Extract	3.04 °Plato	5.28 °Plato
	% Weight	% Volume
Alcohol	5.0 %	6.4 %


	Weight(lbs)	Gravity Points	Color(MCU)
American Caramel 60°L	0.875 (9.6%)	20.1 (6.7%)	52.5 (23.6%)

American Victory	0.375 (4.1%)	8.6 (2.9%)	9.4 (4.2%)

German Dark Munich	0.375 (4.1%)	9.4 (3.1%)	3.3 (1.5%)

English Chocolate Malt	0.281 (3.1%)	6.5 (2.1%)	133.5 (60.1%)

English Light Extract (MoreBeer)	6.5 (71.0%)	230.8 (76.3%)	19.5 (8.8%)

Wheat	0.75 (8.2%)	26.9 (8.9%)	3.9 (1.7%)


Variety	%Alpha Acid	Weight(oz)	Boil(minutes)	Formula	%Utilization @ 1.050		Average IBU
Northern Brewer (Whole)	8.00	1	60	BeerTools	28.8	34.6	34.6
Northern Brewer (Whole)	8.00	.25	15	BeerTools	7.4	2.2	2.2
Total IBU							36.8

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