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Christmas Ale

198 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 28th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12.69 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row12.69 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 89.4%
8.80 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8.8 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3.5%
8.60 oz Belgian - CaraVienne8.6 oz CaraVienne 34 20 3.5%
4.10 oz Honey Malt4.1 oz Honey Malt 37 25 1.8%
2.30 oz Dingemans - Special B2.3 oz Special B 33.1 125 0.9%
2.30 oz Briess - Organic Roasted Barley2.3 oz Organic Roasted Barley 33.1 300 0.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 29.15 50%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 1 min 0.73 50%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 tsp Cinnamon Spice Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Allspice Spice Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Ginger Spice Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 103 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Houston - 77007
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.27 25.1  
Mash volume with grains 7.41 29.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.79 -7.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.6 g | 10.4 qt) 2.52 10.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.83 g | 27.3 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 8.79 35.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Ale" Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer recipe by DanielB6766. All Grain, ABV 6.03%, IBU 29.88, SRM 16.02, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 120L, CaraVienne, Honey Malt, Special B, Organic Roasted Barley) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Willamette) Other: (Cinnamon, Allspice, Ginger, Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-01-28 14:44 UTC