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Blue Spruce Xmas Ale #170

213 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.36 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 19th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
22 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row22 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 78.6%
3.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L3.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 12.5%
2.50 lb German - Carapils2.5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 8.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Bullion (8 AA)2 oz Bullion (8 AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 8 Boil at 200 °F 60 min 23.21 66.7%
1 oz Bullion1 oz Bullion Hops Leaf/Whole 8 Aroma at 200 °F 15 min 5.76 33.3%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
24 oz Blue Spruce tips Herb Whirlpool 15 min.
4 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 each Fermcap drops Water Agt Boil 10 min.
2 each Gelatin Fining Secondary 0 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:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 497 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 8.09 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10.5 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
5.5 gal Batch Sparge -- 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 55 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.74 gal (50.96 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.76 gal (39.04 qt) and adding 0.74 gal (2.96 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.5 42  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.5 42  
Mash volume with grains 12.74 51  
Grain absorption losses -3.5 -14  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.86 g | 23.5 qt) 5.61 22.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 12.36 49.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 11.25 45  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.25 g | 45 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.11 64.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Blue Spruce Xmas Ale #170" Strong Bitter beer recipe by shan. All Grain, ABV 6.98%, IBU 28.97, SRM 11.66, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Carapils) Hops: (Bullion (8 AA), Bullion) Other: (Blue Spruce tips, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), 5.2 pH Stabilizer, Fermcap drops, Gelatin)
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