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My Special Ale

235 calories 23.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Source: BYO
Calories: 235 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 28th 2023
1.071
1.017
7.1%
35.0
32.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 lb Briess - DME Pilsen Light3.5 lb DME Pilsen Light 43 2 37.6%
3.50 lb Briess - DME Pilsen Light3.5 lb DME Pilsen Light - (late boil kettle addition) 43 2 37.6%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L13 oz Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 8.7%
6 oz The Swaen - BlackSwaen Chocolate B6 oz BlackSwaen Chocolate B 34.5 338 4%
6 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt6 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 4%
6 oz Dingemans - Special B6 oz Special B 33.1 125 4%
6 oz Briess - Victory Malt6 oz Victory Malt 34.5 28 4%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Northern Brewer0.75 oz German Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 11.4 Boil 60 min 27.64 31.3%
0.40 oz Artisan - Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 60 min 7.37 16.7%
1.25 oz Fuggles1.25 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.7 Dry Hop 3 days 52.1%
2.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp Cardamom Spice Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Coriander Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp Juniper Berries Flavor Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Boil 5 min.
0.20 oz Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Liberty Bell Ale M36
Amount:
1.40 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 327 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.76 psi       Temp: 39 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.29 g | 25.2 qt) 3.02 12.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.29 g | 25.2 qt) 3.21 12.8  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.29 -1.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.27 1.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.27 g | 25.1 qt) 3 12  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.27 1.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 3.02 12.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

BYO - November 2023 Anchor's Our Special Ale, Clone article.

(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.070 FG = 1.017
IBU = 30 SRM = 32 ABV = 7%

An ode to Anchor Brewing Co.’s annual holiday release Our Special Ale with advice gleaned from former longtime Anchor Brewmaster Scott Ungermann.

Ingredients
12.5 lbs. (5.7 kg) 2-row pale malt
13 oz. (370 g) crystal malt (40 °L)
6 oz. (170 g) chocolate malt
6 oz. (170 g) Briess Midnight Wheat malt
6 oz. (170 g) Special B malt
6 oz. (170 g) Briess Victory® malt
6.8 AAU Northern Brewer hops (60 min.) (0.8 oz./23 g at 8.5% alpha acids)
2.2 AAU Cascade hops (60 min.) (0.4 oz./11 g at 5.5% alpha acids)
1.25 oz. (35 g) Fuggle hops (dry hop)
1⁄2 tsp. ground cardamom (mash)
1⁄4 tsp. ground cinnamon (5 min.)
1⁄2 tsp. ground coriander (5 min.)
1⁄2 tsp. ground juniper berries (5 min.)
1 tsp. bitter orange peel (5 min.)
0.2 oz. (8 g) gypsum (optional if using very low mineral water)
White Labs WLP051 (California Ale V), Wyeast 1272 (American Ale Yeast II), or Mangrove Jack’s M36 (Liberty Bell Ale) yeast
3⁄4 cup corn sugar (for priming)

Step by Step
Mill grains and mix with cardamom and 5.9 gallons (22.4 L) of 160 °F (71 °C) strike water and optional gypsum to reach a mash temperature of 149 °F (65 °C). Hold this temperature for 60 minutes. Vorlauf until your runnings are clear. Sparge the grains with 1.7 gallons (6.5 L) of 168 °F (76 °C) water and top up if necessary to obtain 6.25 gallons (24 L) of wort.

Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops according to the ingredients list. Add the cinnamon, coriander, juniper berries, and bitter orange peel in the last five minutes. Once you reach an original gravity of 1.070, turn off the heat and chill the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 65 °F (18 °C). If using liquid yeast, aerate the wort with pure oxygen or filtered air before pitching yeast. Ferment at 67 °F (19 °C) for four days. Add dry-hop addition and raise to 72 °F (22 °C) for three days. Once at terminal gravity (approximately seven days total) bottle or keg the beer and carbonate to 2.6 volumes CO2.

Extract with grains version:
Replace the pale malt with 7 lbs. (3.2 kg) extra light dried malt extract. Fill pot with 5.2 gallons (19.7 L) of water and optional gypsum. Place grains and cardamom in a large muslin bag and submerge into the water. Begin heating and when the water reaches 165 °F (74 °C) remove the grains, allowing to drip back into the pot. Turn off heat and stir in the malt extract until completely dissolved. Bring to a boil and boil for 60 minutes, adding hops and spices according to the ingredients list.

After 60 minutes, turn off the heat and chill the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 65 °F (18 °C). Aerate the wort with pure oxygen or filtered air (if using a liquid yeast strain), pitch yeast, and top up fermenter to 5.25 gallons (20 L).

Follow the remainder of the instructions from the all-grain recipe.

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