View Recipe

Recipe Tools ▼
- Brew!
- Copy
- Label Generator
- Quick Water Requirements
- Add To
  Shopping List
Export ▼
- Embed
- Text
- HTML
- BeerXML
Print

Nutcracker Ale

Method: BIAB
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.45 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.59 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 248 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday October 23rd 2024

Original Gravity:

1.075

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

7.6%

IBU (tinseth):

31.7

SRM (morey):

18.3

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

n/a

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10 lb	Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row10 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row	37	1.8	62.5%
1 lb	Briess - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L1 lb Bonlander Munich Malt 10L	36	10	6.3%
1 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L1 lb Caramel Malt - 60L	35.4	60	6.3%
1 lb	Dingemans - Special B1 lb Special B	33.1	125	6.3%
1 lb	Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt	34.5	1.5	6.3%
1 lb	Rahr - White Wheat1 lb White Wheat	39.1	3.2	6.3%
1 lb	Brown Sugar1 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition)	45	15	6.3%
16 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	8.9	Boil	60 min	24.35	44.4%
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	30 min	7.36	22.2%
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	0 min		22.2%
0.25 oz	Chinook0.25 oz Chinook Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	0 min		11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	24.35	44.4%
1 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	7.36	44.4%
0.25 oz	Chinook (Pellet)		11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
8.5 gal		Strike	160 °F	152 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc tablet		Fining	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A01 House

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	73%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	62 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 413 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.13 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
50	5	0	54	68	0
2.7 g gypsum 2.7 g calcium chloride 1.7 g epsom salt 5.28 mash ph
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Last Updated and Sharing

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2025-02-16 01:54 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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

Discussion about this recipe:

You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!