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Santa's Little Helper

Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9.32 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Modern Homebrew Recipes by Gordon Strong
Hop Utilization: 81%
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday November 18th 2023

Original Gravity:

1.064

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

6.1%

IBU (tinseth):

24.6

SRM (morey):

24.9

Mash pH

5.9

Cost $

n/a

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise7 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise	37	2.4	42.2%
2 lb	Dingemans - Cara 20 MD (Caravienne) 2 lb Cara 20 MD (Caravienne)	34	20	12.1%
2 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)2 lb Munich Type II (Dark)	37	10	12.1%
2 lb	Raw Honey2 lb Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition)	38	20	12.1%
1 lb	Dingemans - Cara 45 1 lb Cara 45 - (late boil kettle addition)	34.5	47	6%
1 lb	Crisp Malting - Crystal Dark - 77L1 lb Crystal Dark - 77L - (late boil kettle addition)	33.1	77	6%
1 lb	Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley	32	2.2	6%
4 oz	Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt4 oz Chocolate Malt - (late boil kettle addition)	32.66	450	1.5%
0.25 lb	Rice Hulls0.25 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	1.5%
42 g	Lyle - Black Treacle42 g Black Treacle - (late boil kettle addition)	36	74.4	0.6%
16.59 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Challenger1 oz Challenger Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	60 min	18.59	50%
1 oz	Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	Pellet	6.2	Boil	10 min	5.97	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Challenger (Pellet)	18.59	50%
1 oz	Styrian Goldings (Pellet)	5.97	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
15 qt		Infusion	168.2 °F	154 °F	60 min
9.3 qt		Strike	200 °F	170 °F	15 min
	ADD THE crystal and dark grains!	Vorlauf	--	--	15 min
3.5 gal		Sparge	--	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use
2 each	Orange Zest	Spice	Boil
2 each	Vanilla Bean	Spice	Boil
6 each	Cinnamon Stick - Broken	Spice	Boil
12 each	Coriander Seeds - Crushed	Water Agt	Mash
1 each	Nutmeg - Chopped	Spice	Boil
8 each	Allspice - Crushed	Spice	Boil
0.12 lb	Acetic acid	Water Agt	Mash

Yeast

Wyeast - London Ale III 1318

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	73%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 74 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 125 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 11.25 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Park City, UT (Summit Water)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Mash: Late addition grains go in during vorlauf

Boil:

Boil is 120
Treacle and honey at min 0
*Spices go in steeping bag for 10 min at boil min 0

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Last Updated: 2023-11-19 15:39 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

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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