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Christmas Ale

249 calories 25.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70.9% (brew house)
Source: Lloyd
Calories: 249 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 1st 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Crisp Malting - United Kingdom - Finest Maris Otter10 lb United Kingdom - Finest Maris Otter 38 3 64%
4.50 lb Simpsons - United Kingdom - Golden Promise4.5 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise 37 3 28.8%
10 oz United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L10 oz Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 4%
4 oz United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 160L4 oz Extra Dark Crystal 160L 33 160 1.6%
4 oz Briess - American - Black Malt - 2-Row4 oz American - Black Malt - 2-Row 25 500 1.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Challenger0.5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 60 min 12.55 33.3%
1 oz Whitbread Golding1 oz Whitbread Golding Hops Pellet 7.1 Boil 60 min 23.76 66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Cinnamon Sticks Flavor Boil 10 min.
0.50 oz allspice Flavor Boil 10 min.
1 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 379 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Lafayette, IN
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Temperature 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
5 gal Fly Sparge 152 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 152 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 5.08 20.3  
Mash volume with grains 6.33 25.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.95 -7.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.93 g | 19.7 qt) 4.83 19.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.81 g | 31.2 qt) 7.7 30.8  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.9 39.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Ale" Old Ale beer recipe by Lloyd. All Grain, ABV 7.41%, IBU 36.31, SRM 20.93, Fermentables: (United Kingdom - Finest Maris Otter, United Kingdom - Golden Promise, Dark Crystal 80L, Extra Dark Crystal 160L, American - Black Malt - 2-Row) Hops: (Challenger, Whitbread Golding) Other: (Cinnamon Sticks, allspice, Sweet Orange Peel)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-11-01 16:01 UTC