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Christmas Caribou

173 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 12th 2012
1.052
1.016
4.7%
26.8
19.0
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 78.7%
1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Amber1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Amber 42 10 13.1%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 3.3%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.25 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 3.3%
0.13 lb American - Black Malt0.125 lb Black Malt 28 500 1.6%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz US Goldings1 oz US Goldings Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 60 min 33.3%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 45 min 33.3%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 15 min 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.80 oz Sweet Orange Peel Spice Boil 16 min.
1.40 oz Crystalized Ginger Spice Boil 16 min.
2 each Anise Spice Boil 16 min.
2 each Cinnamon Sticks Spice Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Northwest Ale 1332
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.1 g | 24.4 qt) 1.99 8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.1 g | 24.4 qt) 2.04 8.2  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.08 -0.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.59 2.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 2.5 10  
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: 1.99 8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I grew a 3 step starter for this batch as my yeast was almost 2 months old and I have had trouble in the past with fermentation. Combining an extract and specialty grain kit from Northern Brewer, Caribou Slobber, and one of their Brew Outside The Lines kits, Holiday Cheer, to give me a Christmas tone to the ale. I added the Orange Peel, Ginger, and Anise during the last 16 min. of the boil and will be adding the Cinnamon and a little more Ginger during the last week of fermentation in the secondary to leech out a more noticable holiday spice.

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