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Christmas Ale

251 calories 22.2 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 27 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14558
Calories: 251 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 22.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday November 3rd 2017
1.082
1.015
8.8%
29.8
20.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 kg German - Pale Ale7 kg Pale Ale 39 2.3 82.4%
0.30 kg German - CaraMunich II0.3 kg CaraMunich II 34 46 3.5%
0.30 kg Belgian - Special B0.3 kg Special B 34 115 3.5%
0.20 kg German - Pale Wheat0.2 kg Pale Wheat 39 1.5 2.4%
0.20 kg German - Carafa II0.2 kg Carafa II 32 425 2.4%
0.50 kg Honey0.5 kg Honey 42 2 5.9%
8.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Centennial30 g Centennial Hops Pellet 9.1 Boil 60 min 20.07 50%
15 g Centennial15 g Centennial Hops Pellet 9.1 Boil 30 min 7.71 25%
15 g Centennial15 g Centennial Hops Pellet 9.1 Boil 5 min 2 25%
60 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Fining Fining Boil 7 min.
600 g Honey Flavor Boil --
1.50 each Cinnamon Spice Bottling 1 min.
0.70 tbsp Grated Ginger Spice Bottling 1 min.
1 tbsp Orange Peel Spice Bottling 1 min.
2 each Vanilla Bean Spice Bottling 1 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 267 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Sofia, Bulgaria
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
11 2 5 5 10 0
7 grams of gypsum.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 L Infusion -- 68 °C 60 min
Infusion -- 76 °C 1 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 L/kg 12.8
Mash volume with grains 18.1
Grain absorption losses -8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 28.8 L) 24.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 33 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 27
Going into fermentor 27
Total: 37.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Make a tea prior to bottling by boiling a liter of the beer with the above spices and priming sugar for about a minute to combine. Add the mixture to a french press and let sit for 15 minutes. Then add to bottling Bucket.

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