I noted that the final gravity for the Summertime Ginger Ale for the Big Brew 2016 says 1.000. I presume that is a mistake and therefore is messing with the ABV listed as 3.68%. What is the intention, a 3.6% brew or a ~2.x% brew?
Anyone know what the efficiency is for the listed recipe?
Anyone brewed it and have feedback?
Thanks.
I have that one on my list to brew but haven’t got to it yet. Pulling from the recipe listed
specs are:
Original Gravity: 1.028
Final Gravity: 1.000
ABV: 3.68%
IBU: 19
SRM: 6
That ABV is correct for 1.028 getting down to 1.000
It is clearly a very dry beer but not too surprising given 1 lbs of honey with only 3 lbs grain bill.
There is 0.5 lb of lactose, which should not ferment, so it seems that the final gravity should be above 1.000.
I did the extract version.
I think it finished at around 1.008?
I brewed the all grain of this back in April 2016. It had OG of 1.030 and it finished out at 1.009. I’m not real sure how this recipe won a category as is. Sent this off for judging and my highest score was a 34. I liked the brew, and served it at a family get together on a hot day and it was well received, but from a competition standpoint I had a hard time determining the base style. I just entered this as an experimental brew and the feedback was that it should either be a blonde or a cream ale. Next time I brew this I’ll keep all the ingredients the same but add some more base malt to make it seem less dilute and bring it more to style for a cream ale. The one positive was the ginger portions in terms of flavor were appropriate. The complaint was just the body. Cheers