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Holiday Ale 2024

206 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Clone Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Chris Baumann
Hop Utilization: 40%
Calories: 206 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 15th 2024
1.063
1.011
6.9%
12.7
13.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
23 lb Great Western - California Select 2-Row Malt23 lb California Select 2-Row Malt 37 2 89.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3.9%
0.75 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.75 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.9%
0.25 lb American - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 1%
0.50 lb Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 1.9%
0.25 lb Special B0.25 lb Special B 34 115 1%
25.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Northern Brewer2 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 9.85 50%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 2.82 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 tsp Cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Ginger Spice Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Allspice Spice Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Nutmeg Spice Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Cloves Spice 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:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 245 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
EBMUD - 2013 - Walnut Creek
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
18.3 gal Strike 160 °F 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 45 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.65 gal (54.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.65 gal (6.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.36 gal (49.44 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.94 gal (39.76 qt) and adding 0.36 gal (1.44 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.3 41.2  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 10.3 41.2  
Mash volume with grains 12.36 49.4  
Grain absorption losses -3.22 -12.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.82 g | 27.3 qt) 8.17 32.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.65 g | 54.6 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 18.47 73.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation: I ferment in 2 x 6 gallon carboys. Add 3 Tablespoons Mulling Spices (Williams-Sonoma are the most flavorful) to each fermentor at Krauzen drop or a day sooner. Let beer finish out for another 10 days. 2 weeks total fermentation.

Won 3rd place in the Elk Grove Brewers Guild Holiday Warmer contest 2019.

I always make a yeast starter two nights before brew day. 500ml water, 1/2cup dme, 2 tsp GoFerm, 1 tsp Fermaid-K. Followup 1 night before with another 500ml water with DME.

Add 1 tsp Fermaid-K to the boil when you add your Irish Moss/Chiller.

Obviously you can scale the 2 Row down if you don't want the high ABV, or maybe it is a good holiday warmer at 6.8% You decide.

I'll be drinking this by Thanksgiving.

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