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Cubby Claus Spiced Maple Christmas Porter

205 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Evan Altman
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 29th 2013
1.062
1.014
6.3%
37.4
23.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light6 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 64.4%
17 oz Maple Syrup17 oz Maple Syrup 30 35 11.4%
7.06 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.4%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 4%
8 oz German - Munich Light8 oz Munich Light 37 6 5.4%
6 oz American - Roasted Barley6 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 4%
8 oz Belgian - Biscuit8 oz Biscuit 35 23 5.4%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 45 min 25.01 22.2%
0.25 oz Warrior0.25 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 30 min 10.47 11.1%
0.25 oz Willamette0.25 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 1.9 11.1%
0.25 oz Willamette0.25 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 11.1%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Dry Hop 10 days 44.4%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Cinnamon sticks Spice Boil 15 min.
0.25 oz cloves Spice Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Nutmeg Flavor Boil 15 min.
0.50 oz Bitter orange peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp ground ginger Spice Boil 10 min.
1 oz Oak chips (heavy toast) Flavor Secondary --
6 oz Bourbon Flavor Secondary --
0.25 oz Allspice Spice Secondary --
0.25 oz cardamom Spice Secondary --
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 216 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Kreamyx       Amount: 1 package      
 
Target Water Profile
Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion 2010
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
304 0 41 2 72 372
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.27 g | 25.1 qt) 4.72 18.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.27 g | 25.1 qt) 4.9 19.6  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.28 -1.1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.56 2.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.55 g | 26.2 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
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: 4.72 18.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

As usual, I've got some Cubs themes going on here. Cubby Claus is my invention and he's Santa's buddy, a guy who travels to the homes of kids who are Cubs fans to deliver them presents. Each night on Christmas Eve, the kids leave out milk and cookies for Santa and beer for CC. So I thought he'd need a porter with some spice and body to get him through the night. After beer is added to fermenter, prepare a mix of wood chips and bourbon; rinse lightly to remove any dust or loose debris before boiling to sanitize and also to create an oak tea; place in container and add bourbon (I plan to use Crown Maple), then seal. When primary fermentation is complete, add the bourbon/oak tea and chips to the fermenter (or add to secondary and rack on top) and sample every 24 hours or so to judge the flavor. Might also add the chips to the primary and then reserve the remaining bourbon and add that to the keg and rack on top. And, in case you were wondering, the spices are all "C" words and the hops are "W" as an homage to the flag flown after the Cubs win. 3 packets Nottingham, 33g

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