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Spiced Xmas Brown Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 206 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday September 28th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

6.0%

IBU (tinseth):

24.7

SRM (morey):

30.7

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

16.55

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.60 kg	Weyermann - Pale Ale3.6 kg Pale Ale	$ 3.00 / kg $ 10.80	39	2.3	66.6%
1 kg	Weyermann - Caramunich Type 11 kg Caramunich Type 1		33.5	35	18.5%
0.50 kg	Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L0.5 kg Crystal 60L	$ 3.00 / kg $ 1.50	33.1	60	9.2%
0.25 kg	Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt0.25 kg Chocolate Malt	$ 3.00 / kg $ 0.75	32.66	450	4.6%
58 g	Brown Sugar58 g Brown Sugar		45	15	1.1%
5.41 kg / $ 13.05

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
15 g	Charles Faram - Target15 g Target Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 1.50	Pellet	10.5	Boil	60 min	20.77	42.9%
20 g	Charles Faram - Northdown20 g Northdown Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 2.00	Pellet	7.5	Boil	5 min	3.94	57.1%
35 g / $ 3.50

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
15 g	Charles Faram - Target (Pellet) 15 g Target (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 1.50	20.77	42.9%
20 g	Charles Faram - Northdown (Pellet) 20 g Northdown (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 2.00	3.94	57.1%
35 g / $ 3.50

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
22 g	Cinnamon	Spice	Boil	30 min.
22 g	Sweet Orange Peel	Flavor	Boil	30 min.
1 g	Protafloc	Fining	Boil	10 min.
2 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
30 g	Raisin	Water Agt	Boil	30 min.
22 g	Cinnamon	Spice	Primary	7 days
22 g	Sweet Orange Peel	Flavor	Primary	7 days

Yeast

Wyeast - London Ale III 1318

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	73%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	18 - 23 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 126 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.52 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
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Notes

The spices came in 33 g packets from Borgeby kryddgård, named ''Cederstams Julkryddor (Christmas Spices). Spices for day 7 were kept in a mason jar with vodka for 48 hours.
Fermented at 20c for 17 days. 24 hour cold crash at 6c flat.

OG: 1.058 FG: 1.020 ABV: 5%
Lower targeted efficiency and additives may have influenced fermentation?

The beer was first tried 12 days after bottling.
Very clear and dark brown appearance. Nice light tanned head with decent retention.
Subtle cinnamon and clove on the nose. A little coffee, chocolate and toffee.
Taste is very smooth with no obvious defects. Subtle winter spice. No raisin present yet.

The beer after 1 month has become Christmas in a glass with loads of spice, surpriselingly balanced with no tannin or harsh bitterness. I wouldn't change a thing!

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Gallons

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Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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