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Another Festivus Miracle! Christmas Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Calories: 270 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday November 28th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.081

Final Gravity:

1.020

ABV (standard):

8.0%

IBU (tinseth):

30.8

SRM (morey):

19.4

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
12 lb	American - Pilsner12 lb Pilsner	37	1.8	64%
3 lb	American - Wheat3 lb Wheat	38	1.8	16%
2 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	10.7%
0.50 lb	American - Special Roast0.5 lb Special Roast	33	50	2.7%
0.25 lb	American - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley	33	300	1.3%
1 lb	Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt	37	25	5.3%
18.75 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	4.8	Boil	60 min	15.21	33.3%
1 oz	Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	4.8	Boil	15 min	7.55	33.3%
1 oz	Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	10 min	8.04	33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Mount Hood (Pellet)	22.76	66.6%
1 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	8.04	33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
3 each	Cinnamon stick		Spice	Boil	10 min.
0.25 tsp	Ginger		Spice	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 143 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

I used 1.8º Pale 2 Row for a base, not Pilsner. Brewers Friend removed 2 Row 1.8 for some reason.

I'm a little nervous about adding the cinnamon and ginger spice. It's easy to overdo it here, so I'm trying to keep it relatively light with the idea that I can always add more to taste after fermentation. The ginger spice given here is powdered store bought McCormick

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Last Updated: 2024-12-15 22:45 UTC

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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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