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Midnight Mass Christmas ale

220 calories 24.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Rob
Calories: 220 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday November 18th 2015
1.066
1.019
6.1%
25.3
25.1
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb American - Pale 2-Row20 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 79.1%
4 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L4 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 15.8%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 4%
0.30 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)0.3 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 60 1.2%
25.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 20 min 9.59 50%
2 oz Fuggles2 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.67 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 224 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.9 gal 175.2 strike temp Infusion 55 °F 155 °F 50 min
2.9 gal boiling Infusion 155 °F 170 °F 10 min
7 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 50 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.15 gal (48.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.98 gal (47.9 qt) and adding 0.15 gal (0.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb 6.88 27.5  
Mash volume with grains 8.88 35.5  
Grain absorption losses -3.13 -12.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.63 g | 34.5 qt) 9 36  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.13 g | 48.5 qt) 12.5 50  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.02 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10.5 g | 42 qt) 11 44  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 10.5 42  
Total: 15.88 63.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Midnight Mass Christmas ale" British Strong Ale beer recipe by Rob. All Grain, ABV 6.07%, IBU 25.26, SRM 25.12, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Crystal 60L, Chocolate, Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggles) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-11-08 03:48 UTC