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Nighthawk Xmas Old Ale

275 calories 30.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 32 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 36 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 275 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 2nd 2015
1.082
1.024
7.7%
32.0
35.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale50 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 52.6%
15 lb German - Red X15 lb Red X 36 12 15.8%
6 lb United Kingdom - Amber6 lb Amber 32 27 6.3%
4 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L4 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 4.2%
5 lb Belgian - Chocolate5 lb Chocolate 30 340 5.3%
5 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown5 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown - (late boil kettle addition) 38 60 5.3%
10 lb Belgian - CaraVienne10 lb CaraVienne 34 20 10.5%
95 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Warrior4 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 12 Boil 60 min 24.29 57.1%
3 oz Northern Brewer3 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.4 Boil 20 min 7.72 42.9%
7 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
60 g Gingerbread Spice tea Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
72%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2396 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28 gal 11.25 loss Infusion -- 155 °F 30 min
19.25 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 33.76 gal (135.05 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.59 gal (46.36 qt) and adding 21.76 gal (87.05 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 35.33 gal (141.3 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 4.8 gal (19.2 qt) and adding 23.33 gal (93.3 qt) sparge/top-off. 28.13 112.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 28.13 112.5  
Mash volume with grains 35.33 141.3  
Grain absorption losses -11.25 -45  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.73 g | 66.9 qt) 19.38 77.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 33.35 g | 133.4 qt) 36 144  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.41 1.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 32 128  
Going into fermentor 32 128  
Total: 47.5 190
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

tea goes in at flame out

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  • Last Updated: 2015-11-30 20:23 UTC