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Great Lakes Christmas Ale

213 calories 21 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Eric
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 6th 2021
1.064
1.015
6.5%
23.1
14.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Briess - Pilsen Malt 2-Row11 lb Pilsen Malt 2-Row $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		37 1.2 74.5763%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		34 40 6.77966%
1 lb American - White Wheat1 lb White Wheat $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		40 2.8 6.77966%
0.50 lb Briess - Special Roast0.5 lb Special Roast $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		33 40 3.38983%
0.25 lb American - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		33 300 1.69492%
1 lb US - Honey - Sweet Clover1 lb Honey - Sweet Clover - (late boil kettle addition) $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		35 0 6.77966%
14.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Mount Hood0.75 oz Mount Hood Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 12.1686 33.3%
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 4.8 Boil 30 min 6.23456 22.2%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 4.71694 44.4%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Cinnamon stick $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Spice Boil --
0.05 oz fresh cut finger root $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Spice Boil --
1.90 g Citric acid $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash --
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 115 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 80 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.8 gal Infusion 159 °F 150 °F 45 min
Step Infusion -- 160 °F 15 min
Mashout Infusion -- 170 °F 2 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.97 g | 35.9 qt) 8.72 34.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.07 g | 40.3 qt) 9.82 39.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.72 -6.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 6.75 27  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.72 34.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Great Lakes Christmas Ale" Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer recipe by Eric. BIAB, ABV 6.52169%, IBU 23.12, SRM 14.4735, Fermentables: (Pilsen Malt 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 40L, White Wheat, Special Roast, Roasted Barley, Honey - Sweet Clover) Hops: (Mount Hood, Cascade) Other: (Cinnamon stick, fresh cut finger root, Citric acid, 5.2 pH Stabilizer)
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