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Holiday Ale

227 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 55 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.117 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Source: Matt Cantrell
Calories: 227 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 12th 2025
1.070
1.006
8.4%
39.6
22.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.60 lb Briess - Ultralight LME6.6 lb Ultralight LME 36 4 67%
2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 20.3%
8.60 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 oz American - CaraBrown12 oz CaraBrown 34 55 7.6%
4 oz American - Chocolate4 oz Chocolate 29 350 2.5%
4 oz Proximity - Chocolate Wheat4 oz Chocolate Wheat 34.5 400 2.5%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 6.6 Boil 55 min 13.45 33.3%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.96 Boil 35 min 8.57 33.3%
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 17 Boil 15 min 17.58 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.18 oz Spice Pack Spice Boil 15 min.
1 each White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 Other Primary 0 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
5 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Apex - Saison Calais French Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
90%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
71 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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 Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2.5 gal Steep crushed grains at 150-165 F for 20 minutes. Drain bag without squeezing-discard. Steeping 155 °F 155 °F 20 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 5.93 g | 23.7 qt) 2.45 9.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.93 g | 23.7 qt) 2.55 10.2  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.16 -0.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.71 2.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.49 g | 26 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.38 -5.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.45 9.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  1. Steep Grains for 20 minutes at 150-165°F
  2. Start boiling and add LME and corn sugar.
  3. Add 1 oz Columbus hops at boil start
  4. Add 1 oz Willamette hops at 20 minutes.
  5. Add 1 oz Fuggle hops and spice pack and whirfloc at 40 minutes.
  6. Terminate boil at 55 minutes.
  7. Package to the fermenter and add water to equal 5 gallons.
  8. Pitch yeast and add clarity ferm and yeast nutrient..
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