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Holly Jolly Christmas Ale

275 calories 26.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 275 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 8th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb American - Pale 2-Row13 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 83.9%
8 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 60L8 oz Crystal 60L 34 60 3.2%
8 oz Belgian - Special B8 oz Special B 34 115 3.2%
4 oz German - Wheat Malt4 oz Wheat Malt 37 2 1.6%
4 oz American - Chocolate4 oz Chocolate 29 350 1.6%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey 42 2 6.5%
248 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz centennial1 oz centennial Hops Pellet 9 Boil 60 min 30.25 50%
0.50 oz centennial0.5 oz centennial Hops Pellet 9 Boil 30 min 11.62 25%
0.50 oz centennial0.5 oz centennial Hops Pellet 9 Boil 5 min 3.01 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Vanilla Bean Spice Kegging --
1 tbsp Bitter Orange Peel Spice Kegging --
1 each Cinnamon Stick Spice Kegging --
1 tbsp Ginger Root Spice Kegging --
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 473 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Dunk sparge Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.56 g | 34.2 qt) 8.48 33.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.72 g | 38.9 qt) 9.64 38.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.48 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Split mash BIAB method. Bring 4.5 gallons of water up to approx. 162F then add grains to BIAB. Stir grains then cover. Maintain temp of 152F for 60 mins. About half way through, put the remaining 3 gallons of water in a separate pot and bring up to approx. 173F. Pull the grain bag out and allow to drip into the pot. Then dunk sparge the grain bag into the 3 gallon pot for 15 mins. Lift out grain bag and allow to drip. Combine the sparge pot into the mash pot and prepare for boil.

60 minute boil with hop additions as listed. Add 1lb of Honey at flame out and stir in to avoid scortching. Cool wort and pitch yeast. Ferment for 3 weeks at 64F ambient in fermentation chamber.

At kegging, siphon off 1qt of beer and bring to boil. Cut and scrape vanilla bean and add cinnamon stick, orange peel and ginger root in a grain bag and make a tea. Boil tea for 1-2 minutes to combine/sterilize. Add to keg. Add gelatin to keg to improve clarity. Allow to keg condition for another 2-3 weeks at serving temps. Add gas to carbonate, serve and enjoy! Merry Christmas!

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  • Last Updated: 2015-10-08 18:14 UTC