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Christmas Ale

197 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 197 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 21st 2017
1.060
1.012
6.4%
28.6
23.3
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner5.5 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 54.6%
2 lb German - Munich Light2 lb Munich Light 37 6 19.9%
0.80 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L0.8 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 7.9%
0.20 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.2 lb Black Patent 27 525 2%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 9.9%
0.57 lb Molasses0.57 lb Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 5.7%
10.07 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Kent Goldings1 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 60 min 28.56 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
4 oz Christmas Spice Extract Flavor Kegging --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 4 21 11 24 50
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.75 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.43 g | 29.7 qt) 7.94 31.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.19 g | 32.7 qt) 8.7 34.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.99 g | 24 qt) 6.5 26  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.05 0.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 4.5 18  
Volume into fermentor 4.5 18  
Total: 7.94 31.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Christmas Spice Extract is made using 1 cinnamon stick, 0.25 tsp fresh grated nutmeg, 0.5 tsp dried rosemary, 0.5 oz dried sweet orange peel, 0.5 small ginger root, 1 vanilla bean soaked in dark rum.

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  • Last Updated: 2017-12-04 14:04 UTC