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Superior Christmas Ale

202 calories 20.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.113 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Northern Brewer
Calories: 202 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 8th 2022
1.061
1.015
6.0%
18.5
30.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted12 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 83.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.9%
1 lb Briess - White Wheat Malt1 lb White Wheat Malt 39.1 2.5 6.9%
0.30 lb Briess - Special Roast0.3 lb Special Roast 33 40 2.1%
0.10 lb American - Roasted Barley0.1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 0.7%
14.40 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 13.79 50%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 4.69 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Ginger Spice Boil 1 hr.
1 oz Cinnamon Spice Boil 1 hr.
1 lb honey Water Agt Whirlpool 0 min.
0.50 oz Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 109 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.03 gal Temperature 164 °F 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.5 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (5.05 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.39 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 3.35 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.4 21.6  
Mash volume with grains 6.55 26.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.8 -7.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 5.05 20.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Superior Christmas Ale" Winter Seasonal Beer recipe by Northern Brewer. All Grain, ABV 6.02%, IBU 18.48, SRM 30.35, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row - Toasted, Caramel / Crystal 40L, White Wheat Malt, Special Roast, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Cascade, Mount Hood) Other: (Ginger, Cinnamon, honey, Bitter Orange Peel)
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