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Christmas Ale Great Lakes Clone

256 calories 26.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.88 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 256 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 24th 2020
1.077
1.019
7.6%
30.8
15.2
5.8
2.39
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12.50 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row12.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 76.3%
22 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L22 oz Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 8.4%
1 lb Briess - Wheat Malt, White1 lb Wheat Malt, White 39.1 2.5 6.1%
6 oz Briess - Special Roast6 oz Special Roast 33 40 2.3%
2 oz Muntons - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 0.8%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		35 2 6.1%
16.37 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 15.21 33.3%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 7.55 33.3%
1 oz BSG - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.19 / oz
$ 2.19 		Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 8.04 33.3%
3 oz / $ 2.19
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Tablets $ 0.20 / each
$ 0.20 		Fining Boil 15 min.
0.80 oz Cinnamon stick Spice Boil 15 min.
0.50 oz Ginger $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Spice Boil 15 min.
$ 0.20
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
5 Grams
Cost:
$ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 138 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 7.18 psi       Temp: 36 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.53 gal Temperature -- 154 °F 60 min
1.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.3 g | 37.2 qt) 9.05 36.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.53 g | 42.1 qt) 10.28 41.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.92 -7.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.13 g | 28.5 qt) 6.88 27.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.6 22.4  
Volume into fermentor 5.6 22.4  
Total: 9.05 36.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

BIAB method
No water chemistry changes (raw hard well water)

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