Ginger Beer!

Ahhh summer! In just two short weeks it will be summer break for this teacher. Time to recharge the batteries, get out and explore and afterwards kick back with a cold, refreshing beer. This recipe is inspired by Lefthand Brewing's Good Juju. 

I'm planning to put the ginger into the very end of the boil in a muslin bag to heat sanitize it during the whirlpool and I will transfer the ginger over to the conical for fermentation.

Recipe after the break. Cross your fingers! This will be my first attempt!

Brewing Steps: Ginger Beer

American Pale Ale

Type: All Grain	Date: 24 May 2014
Batch Size (fermenter): 10.00 gal	Brewer: Jim Parker
Boil Size: 13.44 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Stainless Kegs (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
Final Bottling Volume: 9.25 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50):
Taste Notes:

Prepare for Brewing
	Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
	Total Water Needed: 16.72 gal
Mash or Steep Grains
	Mash Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 16 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 84.2 % 2 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 10.5 % 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.3 %
	Mash Steps Name Description Step Temperature Step Time Mash In Add 27.75 qt of water at 162.6 F 150.0 F 75 min
	Fly sparge with 9.78 gal water at 168.0 F First Wort Hops Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 4 24.6 IBUs
Boil Wort
	Add water to achieve boil volume of 13.44 gal
	Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.040 SG
	Boil Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 40.00 oz Ginger Root (Boil 0.0 mins) Herb 5 -
	Steeped Hops Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min Hop 6 5.7 IBUs 1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min Hop 7 2.8 IBUs 1.00 oz Sterling [7.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min Hop 8 4.3 IBUs
	Estimated Post Boil Vol: 11.44 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 SG

Cool and Prepare Fermentation
	Cool wort to fermentation temperature
	Transfer wort to fermenter
	Add water to achieve final volume of 10.00 gal
	Measure Actual Original Gravity _______     (Target: 1.049 SG)
	Measure Actual Batch Volume _______     (Target: 10.00 gal)
Fermentation
	24 May 2014 - Primary Fermentation (14.00 days at 67.0 F ending at 67.0 F)
	Dry Hop and Prepare for Bottling/Kegging
	Measure Final Gravity: _________  (Estimate: 1.011 SG)
	Date Bottled/Kegged: 07 Jun 2014 - Carbonation: Keg with 14.89 PSI
	Age beer for 30.00 days at 65.0 F
	07 Jul 2014 - Drink and enjoy!
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