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Festivus Miracle! (Christmas Ale Clone)

Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Great Lakes Brewing Company
Calories: 261 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday October 6th 2017

Original Gravity:

1.079

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

8.3%

IBU (tinseth):

30.6

SRM (morey):

12.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
24 lb	American - Pale 2-Row24 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	75.7%
2.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	7.9%
2.50 lb	American - Wheat2.5 lb Wheat	38	1.8	7.9%
0.50 lb	American - Special Roast0.5 lb Special Roast	33	50	1.6%
0.20 lb	American - Roasted Barley0.2 lb Roasted Barley	33	300	0.6%
2 lb	Honey2 lb Honey	42	2	6.3%
31.70 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Mount Hood2 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	4.8	Boil	60 min	14.8	33.3%
2 oz	Mount Hood2 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	4.8	Boil	15 min	7.35	33.3%
2 oz	Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	11 min	8.45	33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Mount Hood (Pellet)	22.15	66.6%
2 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	8.45	33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
		Infusion	--	154 °F	90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 oz	Ginger		Spice	Boil	1 hr.
2 oz	Cinnamon Sticks		Spice	Boil	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - London Ale 1028

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	78%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	60 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	-

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Target Water Profile

City of Chicago (North) - Q3 2017

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
34	12	8	15	24	124
- Made no adjustments to the Chicago tap water for this recipe
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Notes

Put honey into brew kettle at 130-140 degrees
Ginger went in at 60 minutes during the boil (in mesh bag)
Cinnamon sticks went in at 60 minutes during the boil (in mesh bag)
2 liquid packages of Wyeast london ale 1028 per 5 gallon carboy
Started fermentation temperature at 64 for day 1, increased to 65 on day 2, increased to 66 on day 4 (and it stayed here but closer to 67 than 66)
Took gravity reading on day 7 and it was already 1.016 (implied 78% attenuation). Expected final gravity at avg. attenuation (75%) was supposed to be 1.018. So we started cold crashing the beer at 39 degrees on day 7.

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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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