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Wreck the Halls

Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Post Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 184 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.7 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Wednesday September 25th 2019

Original Gravity:

1.060

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

6.1%

IBU (tinseth):

16.7

SRM (morey):

19.8

Mash pH

5.4

Cost £

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.40 kg	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.4 kg Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	75.2%
0.35 kg	German - CaraMunich I0.35 kg CaraMunich I	34	39	6%
0.30 kg	United Kingdom - Crystal 70L0.3 kg Crystal 70L	34	70	5.1%
0.20 kg	German - CaraRed0.2 kg CaraRed	34	20	3.4%
0.10 kg	German - Carafa I0.1 kg Carafa I	32	340	1.7%
0.50 kg	Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) - (late boil kettle addition)	38	60	8.5%
5.85 kg / £ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
18.20 g	Challenger18.2 g Challenger Hops	Leaf/Whole	7.69	Boil	70 min	14.94	25.9%
26 g	Styrian Goldings26 g Styrian Goldings Hops	Leaf/Whole	2.8	Boil	15 min	0.19	37%
26 g	Styrian Goldings26 g Styrian Goldings Hops	Leaf/Whole	2.8	Whirlpool	0 min	1.58	37%
70.20 g / £ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
18.20 g	Challenger (Leaf/Whole) 18.2 g Challenger (Leaf/Whole) Hops	14.94	25.9%
52 g	Styrian Goldings (Leaf/Whole)	1.77	74%
70.20 g / £ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
17.42 L	Held back roughly .5L from Grainfather (17.92) and added to Sparge	Infusion	--	65 °C	--
13.69 L	Collect 26L	Sparge	--	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.90 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.70 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.90 g	Table Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5.74 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	73%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	18 - 21 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 119 B cells required

£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.38 bar Temp: 11 °C CO₂ Level: 1.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	5	35	60	50	265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Learning: properly measure water! 26L was bang on
5 mins from end add spice pack:
4 Star Anise, 2 Cinnamon Sticks, 48.5g of Orange Peel

Pitched at 21.3 into a warm fridge (big mistake for a big beer)
26/09 - O/G: 1.060 - temp set to 17.6 (to compensate for hot pitch)
27/09 - Increased to 18
28/09 - Increased to 18.5
29/09 - Increased to 19
30/09 - increased to 19.5
01/10 - 1.028 (10 BRIX), increased to 20
04/10 - increased to 20.5
06/10 - 1.017 (8.2 BRIX) increased to 21
10/ 10 - pulled from fridge to cellar (ambient 18)
08/10 - 1.015 (8 BRIX) increased to 22
25/10 - 1 stick cinammon, 2 star annalise, 1/3 diced nutmeg and 5 cloves added in hop sock, conditioned at cellar temp, see above
08/11 - spices removed (after 2 weeks) and left to condition at room temp (19 degrees)

Carbonation
20/11 - chilled to serving temp (11 degrees) and carbed to 1.5 vols (5.3 psi) ahead of nitrogenation

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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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