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American Christmas Ale

205 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Thomas
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 27th 2024
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OG: 1.072 FG: 1.017 ABV: 7.2% IBU: 38

1.062
1.015
6.2%
43.7
16.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 68.1%
1 lb Torrified Wheat1 lb Torrified Wheat 36 2 8.5%
1.50 lb Ashburne Mild1.5 lb Ashburne Mild 36 5.3 12.8%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L0.5 lb Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 4.3%
0.25 lb Bairds - English Carastan Malt0.25 lb English Carastan Malt 35.4 35 2.1%
0.25 lb Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt0.25 lb Pale Chocolate Malt 32.2 230 2.1%
0.25 lb German - CaraMunich III0.25 lb CaraMunich III 34 57 2.1%
11.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Barth-Haas - Celeia1 oz Celeia Hops Pellet 4.25 Boil 10 min 5.42 57.1%
0.75 oz magnum0.75 oz magnum Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil 60 min 38.25 42.9%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Nutmeg Spice Primary 10 days
0.95 oz Cinnamon Spice Primary 10 days
3 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Primary 10 days
2 each Vanilla Bean Spice Primary 10 days
3.90 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.80 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.80 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
94 10.5 57.1 159.9 169.5 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.25 gal 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
1 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.03 20.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.95 23.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.2 g | 12.8 qt) 1.89 7.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.57 g | 26.3 qt) 5.25 21  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 6.92 27.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Christmas Ale" Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer recipe by Thomas. All Grain, ABV 6.17%, IBU 43.67, SRM 16.11, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Torrified Wheat, Ashburne Mild, Dark Crystal 80L, English Carastan Malt, Pale Chocolate Malt, CaraMunich III) Hops: (Celeia, magnum) Other: (Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Sweet Orange Peel, Vanilla Bean, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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