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Smoked Winter Warmer

195 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Other Smoked Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Pandy Grelps
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 10th 2014
1.059
1.015
5.9%
24.9
19.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb American - Smoked Malt7.5 lb Smoked Malt 37 5 51%
1.15 lb American - Pale 2-Row1.15 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 7.8%
2.50 lb American - White Wheat2.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 17%
2.25 lb American - Red Wheat2.25 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 15.3%
0.10 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt0.1 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 0.7%
1.20 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1.2 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 8.2%
14.70 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 20.61 55.6%
0.15 oz Chinook0.15 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 10 min 2.24 16.7%
0.25 oz Chinook0.25 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 2.05 27.8%
0.90 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.20 oz Cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
0.15 oz Cardamom Spice Boil 5 min.
0.10 oz Nutmeg Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - German Ale 1007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 115 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Dextrose      
 
Target Water Profile
Boston, MA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
4 1 31 19 9 41
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.6 gal Beta-Glucan Rest Infusion -- 110 °F 15 min
3.5 gal Sacch Rest Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.59 18.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.77 23.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.84 -7.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.03 g | 20.1 qt) 4.64 18.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.53 g | 30.1 qt) 7.15 28.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.24 37
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

For this beer, we're attempting to put together a spicy, smoky and robust Winter Warmer style ale that doesn't particularly conform to traditional style norms. Several varieties of wheat malt will hopefully contribute a neutral smoothness to the feel, and, at a hair over 50% of the grist being smoked malt (split 40/60 between cherrywood and beechwood), we're hoping there will be adequate campfire flavor without going overboard. We chose Chinook as an exclusive hop for this beer as it is described as having a distinct smoky aroma that is imparted towards the end of the boil, and it seemed neutral enough as a 60 minute addition instead of the generic Magnum that could be used for this non-hoppy beer.

We decided to steep some spices at five minutes to the end of the boil. The modest amounts of nutmeg, cinnamon sticks and crushed cardamom pods should yield a slight bit of pungent and appreciable spice to the base smoky yet balanced medium-dark beer.

Cheers!

11/9/14: Just bottled this one. Racked it to secondary on 10/26 and have been letting it sit until just now. Took another sample and final gravity reading... finished pretty much perfectly at 1.014-15; great! Flavor is very, very smoky and campfire-y with a lot of subtle spice notes and a bit of sweetness. Excited for it to carbonate.

12/11/14: Alright, been long enough without an update for this one. Pat and I have had it multiple times since bottling and we are very happy with it. Since I don't have a bottle on hand to write about now, I'll copy/paste what I wrote on Facebook when I first had a bottle three or so weeks back: "Smoked Winter Warmer is a go! Notes of bittersweet chocolate, chicory, cinnamon/nutmeg and, of course, a ton of campfire smokiness. A big yet smooth feel enhances the seasonal warming feeling of this one. Very proud of how this came out."

This is probably our first beer that we have planned through 100%, knew what we wanted (rather than just having a rough/weird sketch of an idea) and had it come out basically exactly like what we both assumed it'd be. As I said, I'm proud of it and I'm sure Pat is too.

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