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Wee Wish You a Merry Christmas

288 calories 31.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 7.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10.5 gallons
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: JoelG11
Calories: 288 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 17th 2012
1.086
1.024
8.2%
29.2
21.9
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale10 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 44%
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 39.6%
2 lb Brown Sugar2 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 8.8%
1 lb Belgian - Special B1 lb Special B 34 115 4.4%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 2.2%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley 29 550 1.1%
22.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz First Gold1.5 oz First Gold Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 60 min 21.83 60%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 20 min 7.34 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Fresh Ginger Spice Secondary --
0.50 tsp Cinnamon Spice Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Clove Spice Boil 10 min.
2 tsp Lemon Peel Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
29 167 Strike Temperature Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
24 Sparge -- 170 °F 45 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 9.08 36.3  
Mash volume with grains 10.74 43  
Grain absorption losses -2.59 -10.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.46 g | 13.8 qt) 4.12 16.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.15 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.84 g | 39.4 qt) 10.5 42  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 7.5 30  
Going into fermentor 7.5 30  
Total: 13.19 52.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Holiday ale with hints of ginger-snap cookies on the backbone of a Wee Heavy. Should be a hint, not a dessert beer.

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