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222 calories 23.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 222 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 16th 2014
1.067
1.017
6.6%
37.8
17.0
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 83.7%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.2%
8 oz Belgian - Special B8 oz Special B 34 115 4.2%
0.50 lb Brown Sugar0.5 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 4.2%
4 oz German - Wheat Malt4 oz Wheat Malt 37 2 2.1%
3.20 oz American - Chocolate3.2 oz Chocolate 29 350 1.7%
191.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil 60 min 19.21 33.3%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil 30 min 14.77 33.3%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil 5 min 3.83 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1 each Vanilla Bean Spice Bottling --
1 tbsp Orange Peel, Bitter Spice Bottling --
1 each Cinnamon Stick Spice Bottling --
1 tbsp Ginger Root Spice Bottling --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 108 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Forced      
 
Target Water Profile
Charlotte, NC
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
9 2 3 6 7 23
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 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 4.29 17.2  
Mash volume with grains 5.21 20.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.43 -5.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.91 g | 15.6 qt) 4.89 19.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.52 g | 26.1 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.04 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.18 36.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Make a tea prior to bottling by boiling a quart of the beer with the above spices and priming sugar for about a minute to combine. Add the mixture to a french press and let sit for 15 minutes. Then add to bottling Bucket.

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