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Santa! I Know Him! Ale

219 calories 27.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 33 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 37 gallons
Post Boil Size: 34 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 219 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 23rd 2025
1.065
1.023
5.5%
19.8
19.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
65 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale65 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 79.3%
15 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L15 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 18.3%
1 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 34 425 1.2%
1 lb Molasses1 lb Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 1.2%
82 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 oz Yakima Valley Hops - East Kent Golding6 oz East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 60 min 19.8 100%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9 oz Cinnamon stick Other Whirlpool 0 min.
6 oz Nutmeg Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
6 oz Vanilla Bean Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
6 tsp Clove Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
6 oz Allspice Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
6 oz Coriander Seed Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
6 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Whirlpool 0 min.
30 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
13 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
6 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 695 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
estimated room temp mash pH: 5.54
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26 gal Strike 169 °F 158 °F 60 min
16 gal Sparge 185 °F 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 34.73 gal (138.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.92 gal (47.66 qt) and adding 22.73 gal (90.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 41.92 gal (167.67 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 5.52 gal (22.08 qt) and adding 29.92 gal (119.67 qt) sparge/top-off. 35.44 141.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 35.44 141.8  
Mash volume with grains 41.92 167.7  
Grain absorption losses -10.13 -40.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.58 g | 38.3 qt) 11.94 47.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 34.64 g | 138.6 qt) 37 148  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 33 g | 132 qt) 34 136  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 34 g | 136 qt) 33 132  
Total: 47.38 189.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Santa! I Know Him! Ale" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Brewer #458282. All Grain, ABV 5.54%, IBU 19.8, SRM 19.73, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 45L, Chocolate, Molasses) Hops: (East Kent Golding) Other: (Cinnamon stick, Nutmeg, Vanilla Bean, Clove, Allspice, Coriander Seed, Sweet Orange Peel, Calcium Chloride, gypsum (calcium sulfate))
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