Ginger Ale
| Brewer: | Riley Greenwood | Email: | skibum_riles@hotmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Ginger Ale | Style: | - | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 25 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.054 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Bozeman tap water. | |||||||
| Grain: | 4 lb. Briess 6-row 1 lb. Pilsner 2 lb. Wheat malt 1 lb. Gambrinus Honey Malt 1 lb. Crystal 10L |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| Rest at 120° for 20 minutes. Raised to 150° and held for 60 minutes. Raised to 165° and held for 20 minutes. Sparged with 170° wter to get my 6.5 gallons. |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.046 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
| 1 lb. Corn sugar 6 oz. Honey |
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| 2 Tbs. fresh ground ginger root, zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon plus the juice of half a lemon at 15 minutes into boil. 2 1/2 Tbs of fresh ground ginger root at 45 minutes into boil. Honey and corn sugar at 50 minutes into boil. |
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| Hops: | 1.25 oz. Hallertauer (4% AA, 45 min.) .625 oz. Perle (5.9% AA, 30 min.) .25 oz. Mt Hood (4% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Nottingham Ale Yeast (dry) | |||||||
| Carbonation: | Kegged and forced. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Waiting | |||||||
Recipe posted 02/18/06.