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Ginger Ale

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Ingredients

  • 7 oz. Fresh Ginger Root
  • 6 Tb. lemon juice
  • 6 Tb. orange juice
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 3/4 c. honey

Steps

  1. Skin & chop up ginger root.
  2. Simmer ginger, juices, sugar, & honey in 1 gallon of water for 1 – 2 hrs. The longer you simmer, the stronger the ginger flavor.
  3. Remove from heat and strain. Compost the plant material.
  4. Add 2 gallons of water.
  5. Carbonate / Bottle / Keg your mix
  6. Age then enjoy.
  7. This mixture is also amazing if you add raspberry flavoring. I have tried frozen raspberries but it was too tart.

Old Fashioned Root Beer

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Ingredients

  • 1 oz Sarsparilla root
  • 1 oz Sassafras root bark
  • 1 oz Cherry bark
  • 1/2 oz Licorice root
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/8 oz cinnamon
  • 4 oz Raisins (chopped)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 c honey
  • 1/2 c molasses
  • 4 lb sugar
  • 1 tsp wintergreen leaves
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Steps:

  1. Mix all ingredients (except last 2) in a large boiler with 2 gallons water.
  2. Bring to a boil with constant stirring so sugars do not burn on bottom of pot.
  3. Lower temp and simmer mixture for approximately an hour.
  4. Strain and allow to cool to at least 100 deg then add vanilla extract.
  5. Pour in keg and add water to 5 gallons.
  6. Carbonate (I force carbonate as I don’t like any additional flavor caused by yeast).

ATTN: DO NOT MAKE THIS RECIPE. Sassafras root bark is a known carcinogen. This web site is for educational purposes only.

Rogue Dead Guy Ale Clone

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malt & fermentables
% LB OZ MALT OR FERMENTABLE PPG °L
42% 13 0 Pale Malt, 2 Row, US 36 2 ~
35% 11 0 Munich Malt 37 9 ~
23% 7 0 Carastan 34 30 ~
Original Gravity
1.083 / 20.0° Plato

(1.075 to 1.087)
Final Gravity
1.021 / 5.3° Plato

(1.018 to 1.022)
Color
17° SRM / 33° EBC
(Light Brown to Medium Brown)
Mash Efficiency
75%

hops
USE TIME OZ VARIETY FORM AA
boil 60 mins 2.5 Perle leaf 8.0
boil 15 mins 0.5 Perle leaf 8.0
boil 15 mins 0.5 Saaz leaf 3.5
Bitterness
9.4 IBU / 20 HBU
ƒ: Tinseth
BU:GU
0.11

yeast
Wyeast Bavarian Lager (2206)

lager yeast in liquid form with medium to high flocculation and 75% attenuation
Alcohol
8.3% ABV / 6% ABW
Calories
274 per 12 oz.

Nankasi Oatis Oatmeal Stout – clone

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malt & fermentables
% LB OZ MALT OR FERMENTABLE PPG °L
67% 24 8 American Two-row Pale 37 1 ~
11% 4 0 Oats, Flaked 37 1 ~
5% 2 0 Chocolate Malt (UK) 34 450 ~
5% 2 0 American Crystal 30L 34 30 ~
5% 2 0 American Crystal 60L 34 60 ~
5% 2 0 Roasted Barley – 550L 34 550 ~
36 8
Original Gravity
1.101 / 24.0° Plato

(1.090 to 1.106)
Final Gravity
1.023 / 5.8° Plato

(1.020 to 1.025)
Color
60° SRM / 119° EBC
(Black)
Mash Efficiency
75%

hops
USE TIME OZ VARIETY FORM AA
boil 60 mins 3.5 Nugget leaf 13.0
boil 45 mins 2.0 Fuggles leaf 4.5
Bitterness
14.9 IBU / 54 HBU
ƒ: Tinseth
BU:GU
0.15

yeast
Rogue Pacman Ale Yeast
Alcohol
10.4% ABV / 8% ABW
Calories
332 per 12 oz.

misc
USE TIME AMOUNT INGREDIENT
boil 15 min 2 ea Whirlfloc Tablet
boil 5 min 2 ea Yeast Nutrient (WYeast)