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Another Festivus Miracle! Christmas Ale

270 calories 27.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Calories: 270 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 28th 2024
1.081
1.020
8.0%
30.8
19.4
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pilsner12 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 64%
3 lb American - Wheat3 lb Wheat 38 1.8 16%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 10.7%
0.50 lb American - Special Roast0.5 lb Special Roast 33 50 2.7%
0.25 lb American - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 1.3%
1 lb Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 5.3%
18.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 15.21 33.3%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 7.55 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 8.04 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Cinnamon stick Spice Boil 10 min.
0.25 tsp Ginger Spice Boil 10 min.
 
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) 143 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.03 28.1  
Mash volume with grains 8.53 34.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.34 -9.4  
Remaining sparge water volume 3.06 12.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.89 g | 23.6 qt) 5.5 22  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.09 40.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I used 1.8ยบ Pale 2 Row for a base, not Pilsner. Brewers Friend removed 2 Row 1.8 for some reason.

I'm a little nervous about adding the cinnamon and ginger spice. It's easy to overdo it here, so I'm trying to keep it relatively light with the idea that I can always add more to taste after fermentation. The ginger spice given here is powdered store bought McCormick

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