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Christmas Ale

186 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: christmas ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 3rd 2019
1.056
1.015
5.3%
22.8
29.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb American - Pale Ale9.5 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 86.4%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 9.1%
0.25 lb American - Wheat0.25 lb Wheat 38 1.8 2.3%
0.25 lb Flaked Oats0.25 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 2.3%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 7.17 25%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 45 min 6.58 25%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 5.51 25%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 3.56 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 91 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
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
3.7 gal Strike 163 °F 150 °F 60 min
3.3 gal Fly Sparge 182 °F 169 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.08 g | 16.3 qt) 4.2 16.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6.7 26.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.33 33.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

-Strike water @ 163 f. Should bring wort to around 150 with mixing and lactic acid additions

-add mulling spices at the end of the boil. the flavor should be apparent but not overpowering

chill the wort to at least 70 degrees after the boil

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