TacoGuthrie
Well-Known Member
I want to make a beer with spruce tips but most of the recipes i've seen are for Brown ales or barley wines. Because spruce tips pop in the late spring around here i want to make a lighter beer. Both in colour and body.
So here goes. Critique away...
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.37 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.10 gal
Estimated OG: 1.045 SG
Estimated Color: 2.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 22.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 76.4 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.0 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.0 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.0 %
5.00 oz Spruce Tips (Boil 60.0 mins) Herb 4 -
0.50 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 15.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 6 7.5 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 7 -
5.00 oz Spruce Tips (Boil 1.0 mins) Herb 8 -
1.0 pkg Thames Valley Ale (Wyeast Labs #1275) [1 Yeast 9 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 3.13 gal of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 5.69gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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So here goes. Critique away...
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 7.37 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.10 gal
Estimated OG: 1.045 SG
Estimated Color: 2.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 22.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 76.4 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.0 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.0 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.0 %
5.00 oz Spruce Tips (Boil 60.0 mins) Herb 4 -
0.50 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 15.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 6 7.5 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 7 -
5.00 oz Spruce Tips (Boil 1.0 mins) Herb 8 -
1.0 pkg Thames Valley Ale (Wyeast Labs #1275) [1 Yeast 9 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 3.13 gal of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 5.69gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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