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BrickWarmer Holiday Red Spiced

239 calories 23.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Source: Varitation of NB's Recipe
Calories: 239 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 14th 2014
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 64.3%
2 lb United Kingdom - Mild2 lb Mild 37 3 14.3%
1 lb Torrified Wheat1 lb Torrified Wheat 36 2 7.1%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3.6%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 1.8%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.25 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 1.8%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 7.1%
14 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 First Wort 0 min 30.88 50%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 10 min 6.73 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.25 gal strike temp 165 Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
4 gal strike temp 180 to 185 Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz sweet orange peel Spice Boil 10 min.
1 oz Cinnamon Stick Spice Boil 5 min.
0.13 tsp Cardamon Spice Boil 1 min.
0.25 tsp Ginger Spice Boil 1 min.
0.50 tsp Nutmeg Spice Boil 1 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:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 182 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Bolton
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
added 1/2 Teaspoon of gypsum
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Brewed 11/13/2014

Grain bill numbers from Listermann's
10 346
2 314
1 354
.5 377
.25 369
.25 336
2 weeks Primary/ 2 weeks Secondary
going to try a vodka tincture of all the spices and add if needed.


Beer tasted great at bottling....can't wait!

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braunbp 01/03/2015 at 05:46pm
It's been three week in the bottle now. Tasted great but still under carbed. I bottled about 5 gallons and after cold crashing for 2 days added 3.2 ounces of priming sugar. I use to use over 4 ounces but was getting over carbed beer. Is there any reason this beer won't eventually carb up?


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