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Christmas Ale

217 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 gallons
Post Boil Size: 26 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 217 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 17th 2020
1.066
1.013
6.9%
25.7
17.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 lb US - Pale 2-Row25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 45.2%
25 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale25 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 45.2%
36 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L36 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.1%
32 oz American - Chocolate32 oz Chocolate 29 350 3.6%
16 oz Maltodextrin16 oz Maltodextrin 39 0 1.8%
884 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 oz Domestic Hallertau8 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 60 min 21.02 50%
4 oz Northern Brewer - German Tettnang4 oz German Tettnang Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 4.68 25%
4 oz Barth-Haas - Callista4 oz Callista Hops Pellet 3.5 Dry Hop 0 days 25%
16 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz anis Water Agt Mash 0 min.
16 oz Brown Sugar Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 534 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Grain Temp: 80 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 26.95 gal (107.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 14.95 gal (59.8 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 28.07 gal (112.3 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.66 gal (30.64 qt) and adding 16.07 gal (64.3 qt) sparge/top-off. 23.73 94.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 23.73 94.9  
Mash volume with grains 28.07 112.3  
Grain absorption losses -6.78 -27.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.17 g | 40.7 qt) 10.22 40.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.95 g | 107.8 qt) 27 108  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.45 -1.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 25 g | 100 qt) 26 104  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26 g | 104 qt) 25 100  
Total: 33.95 135.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Ale" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by Three Marm Brewing. All Grain, ABV 6.94%, IBU 25.7, SRM 17.81, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Maris Otter Pale, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Chocolate, Maltodextrin) Hops: (Domestic Hallertau, German Tettnang, Callista) Other: (anis, Brown Sugar)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-12-17 23:24 UTC