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Christmas Ale

195 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 7th 2015
1.059
1.015
5.8%
33.6
12.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3%
3 oz American - Rye3 oz Rye 38 3.5 1.5%
3 oz American - Chocolate3 oz Chocolate 29 350 1.5%
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 87.1%
6 oz Belgian - Biscuit6 oz Biscuit 35 23 3%
0.50 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4%
202 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 27.84 50%
0.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 20 min 4.32 25%
0.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 1.42 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Cloves Spice Bottling 20 min.
1 each Vanilla bean Spice Bottling 20 min.
1 tbsp Ginger Spice Bottling 20 min.
1 tbsp Bitter Orange Peel Spice Bottling 20 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.73 18.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.74 23  
Grain absorption losses -1.58 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.09 16.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.43 g | 21.7 qt) 5.5 22  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.83 35.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

12.625=3.25 gal
15.781=4 gal
18.9375=4.75 gal

OG 1.046
FG 1.002
ABV 5.8%

Spices steeped in beer tea for twenty minutes before bottling

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  • Last Updated: 2015-12-08 03:41 UTC