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Christmas Ale (7BBL)

250 calories 22.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 280 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 285.97 gallons
Post Boil Size: 285 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 250 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 31st 2022
1.076
1.014
8.1%
29.8
14.1
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
495 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row495 lb Premium 2-Row 37 2 65.7%
110 lb Great Western - American Munich110 lb American Munich 35.4 7.94 14.6%
55 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt55 lb Honey Malt 37 25 7.3%
50 lb Raw Honey50 lb Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 38 20 6.6%
30 lb Bestmalz - Best RED X30 lb Best RED X 36 12 4%
8 lb Bestmalz - BEST Acidulated8 lb BEST Acidulated 35.9 2.81 1.1%
5 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt5 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 0.7%
753 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 oz Northern Brewer60 oz Northern Brewer Hops Leaf/Whole 7.8 Boil 60 min 22.49 63.2%
20 oz Northern Brewer20 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 30 min 6.34 21.1%
15 oz Cascade15 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 5 min 1.01 15.8%
95 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Kilograms
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 6835 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
250 gal Strike 170 °F 153 °F 60 min
140 gal Batch Sparge 190 °F 165 °F 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 285.06 gal (1140.25 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 7.91 gal (31.63 qt) and adding 273.06 gal (1092.25 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 363.8 gal (1455.21 qt) 307.56 1230.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 307.56 1230.3  
Mash volume with grains 363.8 1455.2  
Grain absorption losses -87.88 -351.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 61.53 g | 246.1 qt) 66.53 266.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 280.97 g | 1123.9 qt) 285.97 1143.9  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 4.09 16.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3.56 -14.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 280 g | 1120 qt) 285 1140  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 285 g | 1140 qt) 280 1120  
Total: 374.1 1496.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Ale (7BBL)" Winter Seasonal Beer recipe by Backside Brewer. All Grain, ABV 8.09%, IBU 29.83, SRM 14.06, Fermentables: (Premium 2-Row, American Munich, Honey Malt, Raw Honey, Best RED X, BEST Acidulated, Midnight Wheat Malt) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Cascade)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-11-16 18:55 UTC