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Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone

252 calories 24.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Clone Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: ShingleJohn / homebrew talk forum
Calories: 252 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 25th 2018
1.076
1.017
7.8%
28.9
11.6
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 73.6%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.4%
1 lb German - Wheat Malt1 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 7.4%
0.25 lb American - Special Roast0.25 lb Special Roast 33 50 1.8%
0.08 lb American - Roasted Barley0.08 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 0.6%
1.25 lb Honey1.25 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 9.2%
13.58 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.97 oz Cascade0.97 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 26.07 69.3%
0.43 oz Mount Hood0.43 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 10 min 2.87 30.7%
1.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each 2 Cinnamon Sticks Spice Boil 1 hr.
1 oz Ginger Root Spice Boil 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 174 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.62 18.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.61 22.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.54 -6.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.62 g | 14.5 qt) 3.92 15.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.46 g | 25.8 qt) 6.75 27  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.1 0.4  
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  
Total: 8.54 34.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Cinnamon and Ginger added to boil for the full hour; Cinnamon as full sticks Ginger peeled and cubed.

Have to make sure the beer has fully attenuated before bottling otherwise good chance of bottle bombs.

Honey to be added at Flame Out

Built mainly from this recipe:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/great-lakes-christmas-ale-clone.218147/

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  • Last Updated: 2018-10-30 19:14 UTC