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Gingerbread Xmas Lager

229 calories 24.2 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: 6.99 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 229 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 11th 2024
1.069
1.018
6.7%
19.6
35.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter9 lb Finest Maris Otter 36.8 2.4 62.1%
1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 6.9%
1 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I1 lb Munich Type I 38 6 6.9%
1 lb Proximity - Pale Chocolate1 lb Pale Chocolate 32 300 6.9%
0.50 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.5 lb Biscuit 35 23 3.4%
0.50 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 3.4%
0.50 lb Molasses0.5 lb Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 3.4%
12 oz US - Honey - Sweet Clover12 oz Honey - Sweet Clover - (late boil kettle addition) 35 0 5.2%
0.25 lb German - Carafa II0.25 lb Carafa II 32 425 1.7%
14.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 45 min 11.05 51%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 15 min 8.53 25.5%
0.46 oz Saaz0.46 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Dry Hop 37 days 23.5%
1.96 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Cinnamon stick Spice Mash 45 min.
1 tbsp allspice Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 tbsp Cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp clove Spice Boil 5 min.
1 tbsp Ginger Spice Boil 5 min.
1 tbsp Nutmeg Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 oz crystal ginger Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 oz crystal ginger Spice Secondary 37 days
1 each Vanilla Bean Spice Mash 45 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
56 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 525 B cells required
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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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.75 gal Strike 152 °F 153 °F 60 min
3.75 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.14 16.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.2 20.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.66 -6.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.72 g | 18.9 qt) 4.76 19  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.95 g | 27.8 qt) 6.99 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.11 0.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.9 35.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Tastes like a Gingerbread cookie!

Actuals:
OG: 1.067
FG: 1.012

Added .46 oz SAAZ 3.5 Hops and .5 oz Crystalized Gingerbread for Dryhopping into Secondary at day 37.

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