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Christmas Ale

197 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Brian
Calories: 197 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 12th 2022
1.060
1.011
6.5%
29.3
16.3
5.6
27.30
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 5.1%
1.25 lb Belgian - CaraVienne1.25 lb CaraVienne 34 20 5.1%
0.50 lb Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 2%
0.50 lb Belgian - Special B0.5 lb Special B 34 115 2%
0.25 lb American - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 1%
21 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row21 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row $ 1.30 / lb
$ 27.30 		36.8 3.5 84.8%
24.75 lbs / $ 27.30
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Northern Brewer2 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 28.62 50%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 1 min 0.71 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 tsp Cinnamon Spice Boil 10 min.
2 tsp all spice Spice Boil 10 min.
2 tsp Ginger Spice Boil 10 min.
2 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 205 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
NEIPA
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
7.9 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.15 gal (48.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.15 gal (0.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 8.04 32.2  
Mash volume with grains 10.02 40.1  
Grain absorption losses -3.09 -12.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.45 g | 29.8 qt) 8.3 33.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.15 g | 48.6 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 16.34 65.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Ale" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by Brian. All Grain, ABV 6.48%, IBU 29.34, SRM 16.32, Fermentables: (Caramel / Crystal 80L, CaraVienne, Honey Malt, Special B, Roasted Barley, Pale Ale Malt 2-Row) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Willamette) Other: (Cinnamon, all spice, Ginger, Whirlfloc)
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