View Recipe

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

Kerstbier (Dutch Christmas Beer)

Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 249 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday December 1st 2016

Original Gravity:

1.075

Final Gravity:

1.018

ABV (standard):

7.5%

IBU (tinseth):

45.2

SRM (morey):

38.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
11 lb	German - Pale Ale11 lb Pale Ale	39	2.3	73%
1.10 lb	Belgian - Biscuit1.1 lb Biscuit	35	23	7.3%
12.35 oz	German - CaraMunich I12.35 oz CaraMunich I	34	39	5.1%
10.60 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L10.6 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	4.4%
3.50 oz	German - Chocolate Wheat3.5 oz Chocolate Wheat	31	413	1.5%
3.50 oz	German - Carafa I3.5 oz Carafa I	32	340	1.5%
1.10 lb	Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark (275L)	38	275	7.3%
241.15 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
18 g	Magnum18 g Magnum Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	60 min	31.47	25.7%
26 g	East Kent Goldings26 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	15 min	7.52	37.1%
26 g	East Kent Goldings26 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Leaf/Whole	5	Whirlpool at 200 °F	20 min	6.24	37.1%
70 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
18 g	Magnum (Pellet) 18 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	31.47	25.7%
26 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 26 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	7.52	37.1%
26 g	East Kent Goldings (Leaf/Whole)	6.24	37.1%
70 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
8.7 gal		Temperature	--	152 °F	70 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
10 g	Star Anis	Spice	Boil	10 min.
2 each	Cinnamon Stick	Spice	Boil	10 min.
1 tsp	Nutmeg	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:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	60 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 284 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: Forced Carb

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile II

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
150	10	80	150	160	220
Actual number are slightly different: Ca - 102 Mg- 16 Na- 48 Cl- 100 SO4- 104 Bicarbonate- 216.55
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

*Add the candies sugar into the boil 5 min before flame out

Last Updated and Sharing

1,178

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2016-12-01 10:20 UTC

System Default

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

Other Brewers Who Brewed This Recipe:

Megan Nichole

DenDury

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!