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Mistletoe, Tinsel, & Bells

188 calories 18.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Mild
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 30% (steeping grains only)
Source: MTB/Papazian
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 1st 2014
1.057
1.013
5.8%
40.0
12.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light3.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light 37 2.5 40.1%
3.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light3.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 40.1%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 12.2%
7.60 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.5 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 6.1%
2 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent2 oz Black Patent 27 525 1.5%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 60 min 37.21 66.7%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 8 min 2.8 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz orange zest Flavor Boil 8 min.
1 oz ginger root, grated Spice Boil 8 min.
1 each cinnamon stick Spice Primary --
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
filtered well water
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.06 g | 24.2 qt) 2.02 8.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.06 g | 24.2 qt) 2.07 8.3  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.08 -0.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.55 2.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.53 g | 26.1 qt) 2.5 10  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.02 8.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

A Christmas themed ale based on Charlie Papazian's Christma ale from Complete Joy of Homebrew 3rd Edition. I've been brewing with this one and tweaking it along (i.e. "misreading the recipe and using the wrong amounts, changing hops to whatever I have on hand, etc") for 3 years now and it always gets rave reviews. This one follows last year's version which was the best of the bunch.

Steep grains in 1.5 gallon water for 30 minutes
Add LME and Cascade hops and enough water to make it 2.5 gal
Boil 60 minutes
Add orange peel and ginger with 8 min remaining
Add honey at 2 minutes and turn off burner.
After some cooling, sparge wort into fermenting vessel.
Steep cinnamon stick 5 minutes in near boiling water to pasteurize, add to fermenting vessel.
Pitch yeast.
Rack after one week, bottle after another week.

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  • Last Updated: 2014-12-01 14:14 UTC