Edcculus's Not So Ginger Ale

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Recipe: Not So Ginger Ale II
Brewer: Dave/Ed/Seth
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.72 gal
Estimated OG: 1.058 SG
Estimated Color: 4.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 42.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 74.42 %
2.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 18.60 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4.65 %
0.25 lb Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.33 %
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (10 min) Hops 12.4 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (10 min) Hops 10.5 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (20 min) Hops 10.3 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (20 min) Hops 8.8 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma HopHops -
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SHops -
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10.75 lb
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Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 13.44 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F


Notes:
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Ginger - used 4 oz.
3 oz at beginning of boil
.5 oz at 30 min
.5 oz at flameout.


Carbed using 3/4 cup corn sugar

Looks cool man. Fresh ginger, powdered?

How'd the ginger schedule work for you? I have read that early boil ginger adds more heat, have you found that to be the case?