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High Gravity 2012 Christmas Ale

215 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.120 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: High Gravity
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 215 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 1st 2024
1.065
1.016
6.6%
40.9
7.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 lb Briess - Full Pint Brewers Malt11.5 lb Full Pint Brewers Malt 37.3 1.7 88.5%
1 lb German - CaraMunich I1 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 7.7%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carapils0.5 lb Carapils 34.5 2.1 3.8%
13 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 23.7 23.5%
1.75 oz Cascade1.75 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 17.16 41.2%
0.75 oz Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 0 days 17.6%
0.75 oz Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop 0 days 17.6%
4.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 116 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 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
6.5 gal Steeping 182 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.88 19.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.92 23.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.1 g | 28.4 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 4.88 19.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash at 152 for 60 minutes. Sparge with 170 water to get to 6.5 gallons.

Ferment at 68.

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