Calaguala Ale Recipe

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Calaguala Ale

by on
All Grain + Extract
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
A partial mash-extract beer. Calaguala or samambaia is a type of tropical fern. Back in 2003, my brother Mark brought me a couple of quarts of calaguala rhizomes back from Honduras, along with some cinchona bark, so naturally I had to brew with them.

Fermentables

60% - Liquid Malt Extract - Light - US
6
35
4
Extract
20% - Pale 2-Row - US
2
37
1
Mash
5% - Chocolate - UK
0.5
34
425
Mash
5% - Caramel/Crystal 60 - US
0.5
36
60
Mash
5% - Crystal 140L - UK
0.5
33
140
Mash
5% - Roasted Barley - UK
0.5
29
550
Mash

Hops

No hops in this recipe

Yeast

Fermentis Safale S-04
75%

Other Stuff

mugwort leaves and tops, dried
2
oz
Boil
calamus root, dried
4
oz
Primary
licorice root, dried
2
oz
Primary
fresh calaguala (Polypodium decumanum) roots, cooked
2
qt
Mash
coriander seed, crushed
0.5
oz
Primary
cinchona bark, dried
0.5
oz
Boil
Vanilla Bean
1
each
Primary

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

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Recipe Facts

Calaguala Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.063 OG
  • 1.016 FG
  • 0.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.00 BG:GU
  • 41.2° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 6.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 213 per 12oz Calories
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