Santa's Little Helper - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Brewer's Friend

Print

Santa's Little Helper

213 calories 22.7 g 12 oz
brewer logo
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9.32 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Modern Homebrew Recipes by Gordon Strong
Hop Utilization: 81%
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 18th 2023
1.064
1.017
6.1%
24.6
24.9
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise7 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 42.2%
2 lb Dingemans - Cara 20 MD (Caravienne) 2 lb Cara 20 MD (Caravienne) 34 20 12.1%
2 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)2 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 12.1%
2 lb Raw Honey2 lb Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 38 20 12.1%
1 lb Dingemans - Cara 45 1 lb Cara 45 - (late boil kettle addition) 34.5 47 6%
1 lb Crisp Malting - Crystal Dark - 77L1 lb Crystal Dark - 77L - (late boil kettle addition) 33.1 77 6%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 6%
4 oz Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt4 oz Chocolate Malt - (late boil kettle addition) 32.66 450 1.5%
0.25 lb Rice Hulls0.25 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 1.5%
42 g Lyle - Black Treacle42 g Black Treacle - (late boil kettle addition) 36 74.4 0.6%
16.59 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Challenger1 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 18.59 50%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 10 min 5.97 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Orange Zest Spice Boil 0 min.
2 each Vanilla Bean Spice Boil 0 min.
6 each Cinnamon Stick - Broken Spice Boil 0 min.
12 each Coriander Seeds - Crushed Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Nutmeg - Chopped Spice Boil 0 min.
8 each Allspice - Crushed Spice Boil 0 min.
0.12 lb Acetic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 125 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.25 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Park City, UT (Summit Water)
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
15 qt Infusion 168.2 °F 154 °F 60 min
9.3 qt Strike 200 °F 170 °F 15 min
ADD THE crystal and dark grains! Vorlauf -- -- 15 min
3.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.34 25.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.5 30  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.62 g | 18.5 qt) 5.04 20.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.9 g | 35.6 qt) 9.32 37.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.17 0.7  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 6.75 27  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.75 g | 27 qt) 6 24  
Total: 11.38 45.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash: Late addition grains go in during vorlauf

Boil:

  • Boil is 120
  • Treacle and honey at min 0
    *Spices go in steeping bag for 10 min at boil min 0



Last Updated and Sharing
 
202
Views
1
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2023-11-19 15:39 UTC