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Great Lakes XMas Ale Clone

211 calories 19.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Clone Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: NRBC
Calories: 211 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 4th 2018
1.064
1.013
6.7%
29.7
19.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale Ale10 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 72.1%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.2%
1 lb American - White Wheat1 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 7.2%
1.50 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)1.5 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 60 10.8%
0.25 lb American - Special Roast0.25 lb Special Roast 33 50 1.8%
2 oz American - Chocolate2 oz Chocolate 29 350 0.9%
13.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Sterling1 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 60 min 24.45 50%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Aroma 10 min 5.21 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each cinnamon stick Spice Boil 1 hr.
1 oz ginger root Spice Boil 1 hr.
3 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Thames Valley Ale 1275
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 326 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
San Francisco tap water 2014
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
+3g CaCl2
+3g gypsum
+0.25tsp lactic acid

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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Infusion -- 155 °F 90 min
2.5 gal Sparge -- 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 4.33 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.32 21.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.55 -6.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.17 g | 20.7 qt) 3.97 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.7 g | 30.8 qt) 6.5 26  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.12 0.5  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.3 33.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

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

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  • Last Updated: 2018-11-23 20:48 UTC