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Xmas Ale - 2022

314 calories 32.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.094 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 314 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 5th 2020
1.094
1.024
9.3%
31.6
15.5
5.4
28.28
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb Mountain Malt - Premium 2-Row Base Malt13 lb Premium 2-Row Base Malt $ 1.10 / lb
$ 14.30 		37.6 2 67.5%
1.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1.5 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		34 60 7.8%
1 lb American - White Wheat1 lb American - White Wheat 40 2.8 5.2%
8 oz Briess - Special Roast8 oz Special Roast 33 40 2.6%
2 lb Brewmaster - Honey, Orange Blossom2 lb Honey, Orange Blossom - (late boil kettle addition) $ 6.99 / lb
$ 13.98 		34.8 1 10.4%
4 oz Weyermann - Acidulated4 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 1.3%
1 lb Briess - American Honey Malt1 lb American Honey Malt 37.7 25 5.2%
19.25 lbs / $ 28.28
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 60 min 14.49 25%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - MT Hood1 oz MT Hood Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 10 min 6.33 25%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 4.59 25%
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 3 min 6.14 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz crystalized ginger Flavor Mash 15 min.
1.80 oz apple pie spice Spice Mash 15 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.47 25.9  
Mash volume with grains 7.85 31.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.16 -8.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.67 g | 14.7 qt) 4.04 16.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.73 g | 30.9 qt) 8.1 32.4  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.17 0.7  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.51 42
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
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