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Thanksgiving Cranberry Wheat Ale

219 calories 22.2 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Christopher Schaeffer
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 219 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 19th 2014
1.066
1.016
6.9%
30.8
10.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 35.7%
10 lb American - Wheat10 lb Wheat 38 1.8 35.7%
4 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L4 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 14.3%
4 lb Honey4 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 14.3%
28 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Domestic Hallertau2 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 45 min 19.59 50%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 30 min 6.79 25%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 15 min 4.38 25%
4 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
6 lb Cranberries Flavor Secondary --
4 each Orange Flavor Secondary --
4 each Apple Flavor Secondary --
1 tsp Pectic Enzyme Other Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
58 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Priming
Method: krausening      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 152 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.125 qt/lb
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 11.69 gal (46.75 qt) and adding 1.65 gal (6.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.13 qt/lb 6.75 27  
Mash volume with grains 8.67 34.7  
Grain absorption losses -3 -12  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.84 g | 39.4 qt) 10.5 42  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.34 g | 53.4 qt) 14 56  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.31 1.2  
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: 17.25 69
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash Grains and Rice Hulls at 152 F
Add Honey to Primary at full Krausen (1-3 days)
Make relish of fruits removing seeds of apples & oranges (leave skins intact).
Add relish and Pectic Enzyme to secondary.
Rack beer onto relish.
Relish floats leave plenty of headroom.

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