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Xmas Ale - 2022

286 calories 29 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Calories: 286 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 5th 2020
1.086
1.021
8.5%
29.9
14.1
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 68%
22 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L22 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		34 60 7.2%
1 lb American - White Wheat1 lb 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 10.5%
4 oz German - Acidulated Malt4 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.3%
1 lb Briess - American Honey Malt1 lb American Honey Malt 37.7 25 5.2%
19.12 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 13.71 25%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - MT Hood1 oz MT Hood Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 10 min 5.99 25%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 4.35 25%
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 3 min 5.81 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 6.42 25.7  
Mash volume with grains 7.79 31.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.14 -8.6  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.57 18.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.23 g | 32.9 qt) 8.6 34.4  
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 (equipment estimates 6.37 g | 25.5 qt) 6 24  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6 24  
Total: 10.99 44
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Gold medal at 2023 T.R.A.S.H. competition.

Silver Medal - 2024 TRASH Competition - Specialty Spiced Beer

Silver Medal - 2024 Fermentation Frenzy - Creative Beer Category (13 entries)



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