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Christmas Ale

252 calories 25.2 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: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 252 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 22nd 2024
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OG: 1.077 FG: 1.014 ABV: 8.3% IBU: 36

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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row12 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 81.1%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L1 lb Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 6.8%
1 lb Briess - White Wheat Malt1 lb White Wheat Malt 39.1 2.5 6.8%
0.30 lb Briess - Special Roast0.3 lb Special Roast 33 40 2%
0.50 lb Briess - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 33.1 300 3.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 24.39 50%
1 oz Hopsteiner - Mt Ranier1 oz Mt Ranier Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 15 min 11 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Ginger root Herb Boil 1 hr.
1 oz Cinnamon Spice Mash 1 hr.
1 lb honey Flavor Other 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 122 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -12 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Holan water Profile
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
6.3 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.48 25.9  
Mash volume with grains 7.66 30.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.85 -7.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.2 g | 8.8 qt) 2.63 10.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.5 22  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5 20  
Total: 9.1 36.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Ale" Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer recipe by Cholan. All Grain, ABV 7.61%, IBU 35.39, SRM 20.38, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Caramel Malt - 40L, White Wheat Malt, Special Roast, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Cascade, Mt Ranier) Other: (Ginger root, Cinnamon, honey)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-11-22 16:57 UTC