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Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone

Method: BIAB
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.94 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.69 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: Great Lakes Brewing Company
Rating:

5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday October 4th 2019

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

30.6

SRM (morey):

11.2

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

18.22

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
16 lb	Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row16 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row	$ 1.14 / lb $ 18.22	37	1.8	66.7%
3 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Wheat Malt3 lb BEST Wheat Malt		37.7	2.2	12.5%
3 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L3 lb Caramel Malt - 40L		35.4	40	12.5%
1 lb	Honey1 lb Honey		35	2	4.2%
1 lb	Briess - Special Roast1 lb Special Roast		33	40	4.2%
24 lbs / $ 18.22

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Mount Hood2 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	4.8	Boil	60 min	17.64	40%
2 oz	Mount Hood2 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	4.8	Boil	15 min	8.75	40%
1 oz	Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	5.8	Boil	11 min	4.17	20%
5 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Mount Hood (Pellet)	26.39	80%
1 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	4.17	20%
5 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
15.2 gal		Infusion	161 °F	154 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
10 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
3 each	Cinnamon Sticks (small)	Spice	Whirlpool	15 min.
12 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - London Ale 1028

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	60 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	70 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile II

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
150	10	80	150	160	220
3.31 g Gypsum 3.31 g Calcium Chloride 9.20 Gallons of 100% Reverse Osmosis Water
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Notes

Not the exact recipe. I switched some quantities around a little bit.

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Last Updated: 2021-11-06 18:21 UTC

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Gallons

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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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BruskiBruing • 01/24/2020 at 03:05pm

5 of 5

Beer turned out way better than expected. Everyone that tried it loved it.

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