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Spiced Winter Lager (2022)

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.46 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.65 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 23rd 2022
1.052
1.013
5.1%
21.3
18.0
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb Great Western - Northwest Pale Ale Malt6.5 lb Northwest Pale Ale Malt 37 3 56.8%
2.50 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)2.5 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 21.9%
1.50 lb Great Western - White Wheat1.5 lb White Wheat 37 3.5 13.1%
12 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L12 oz Caramel Malt - 60L 35.4 60 6.6%
3 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt3 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 1.6%
11.44 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
21 g Spalt (4.5 AA)21 g Spalt (4.5 AA) Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 60 min 15.92 42.9%
28 g Hallertau Mittelfruh (3.75 AA)28 g Hallertau Mittelfruh (3.75 AA) Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 5.4 57.1%
49 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 oz Bitter Orange Peel Spice Bottling 0 min.
2 each Cinnamon Spice Bottling 0 min.
1 oz Ginger Root Spice Bottling 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 383 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Amber Balanced
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 15 63 75 40
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 gal Infusion 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
1 gal Sparge -- -- --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.49 g | 34 qt) 8.14 32.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.41 g | 37.6 qt) 9.05 36.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.43 -5.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.81 g | 27.3 qt) 6.46 25.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.65 22.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.65 g | 22.6 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 8.14 32.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Flavor with tincture at bottling - the flavor, particularly orange, will mellow after 3-4 weeks in the bottle.

Tincture:

Prepare after you pitch the yeast - allow tincture to develop while beer is fermenting.

2-3 3" cinnamon sticks, chopped fine; 1 oz. of chopped fresh ginger; and, 1/2 oz. of bitter orange peel. Place into mason jar and add enough high-quality vodka to cover; add more vodka once spices have soaked up the initial amount.

[3/2023]. This was my least favorite of the winter lager clones. The spices were over the top powerful and made it more of a gingerbread lager. Consider leaving most of the spices out next year or making something different.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-05-26 17:40 UTC