Christmas Ale - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Brewer's Friend

Print

Christmas Ale

233 calories 21 g 12 oz
brewer logo
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 248 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 279 gallons
Post Boil Size: 262 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 16.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 17.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Calories: 233 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 28th 2021
17.2 °P
3.4 °P
7.5%
43.2
23.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
255 lb Malteurop - Pale Ale Malt255 lb Pale Ale Malt 38 6 43.8%
145 lb Malteurop - Pilsen Malt145 lb Pilsen Malt 37.44 1.7 24.9%
50 lb Munich50 lb Munich 37 6 8.6%
27.50 lb Great Western - Dark Munich27.5 lb Dark Munich 33 20 4.7%
50 lb Flaked Rye50 lb Flaked Rye 36 2.8 8.6%
20 lb Great Western - Crystal 6020 lb Crystal 60 30 60 3.4%
20 lb Castle Malting - Château Special Belgium20 lb Château Special Belgium 34 115 3.4%
15 lb Bairds - Chocolate Malt15 lb Chocolate Malt 31 500 2.6%
582.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 lb BSG - Magnum3 lb Magnum Hops Pellet 12.8 Boil 60 min 40.59 60%
2 lb Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade2 lb Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 5 min 2.66 40%
5 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 5666 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 252.5 gal (1010 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 240.5 gal (962 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 265.04 gal (1060.15 qt) 218.44 873.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 218.44 873.8  
Mash volume with grains 265.04 1060.2  
Grain absorption losses -72.81 -291.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 107.13 g | 428.5 qt) 133.63 534.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 252.5 g | 1010 qt) 279 1116  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3 -12  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 248 g | 992 qt) 262 1048  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 262 g | 1048 qt) 248 992  
Total: 352.06 1408.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Ale" Altbier beer recipe by Beerzilla91. All Grain, ABV 7.53%, IBU 43.24, SRM 23.46, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt, Pilsen Malt, Munich, Dark Munich, Flaked Rye, Crystal 60, Château Special Belgium, Chocolate Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Cascade)
Last Updated and Sharing
 
275
Views
0
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2021-11-01 17:01 UTC