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Christmas Spiced Ale

168 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 1850 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1868.54 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Aady
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 24th 2025
1.051
1.013
5.1%
25.4
25.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
275 kg Rahr - Standard 2-Row275 kg Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 73.3%
25 kg Simpsons - Chocolate Malt25 kg Chocolate Malt 31.7 444 6.7%
25 kg Great Western - Crystal 6025 kg Crystal 60 30 60 6.7%
25 kg German - Melanoidin25 kg Melanoidin 37 25 6.7%
25 kg Flaked Oats25 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 6.7%
375 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1,000 g Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum1000 g German Magnum Hops Pellet 13.5 Boil 60 min 18.37 50%
501 g Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum501 g German Magnum Hops Pellet 13.5 Boil 30 min 7.07 25%
500 g Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum500 g German Magnum Hops Pellet 13.5 Boil 0 min 25%
2,001 g / $ 0.00
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
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1868.56 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1823.16 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 1616.25 L 1368.8
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 1368.8
Mash volume with grains 1616.3
Grain absorption losses -375
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 875.7 L) 875.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1868.6 L) 1868.5
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -10
Post boil Volume 1850
Going into fermentor 1850
Total: 2244.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Spiced Ale" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by Aady. All Grain, ABV 5.06%, IBU 25.44, SRM 25.35, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Chocolate Malt, Crystal 60, Melanoidin, Flaked Oats) Hops: (German Magnum)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-09-24 18:24 UTC