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The Elf's Reward

274 calories 24.7 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: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 274 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 16th 2014
1.083
1.016
8.7%
35.4
17.7
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb US - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 83%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.5%
8 oz Belgian - Special B8 oz Special B 34 115 3.5%
1 lb Brown Sugar1 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 6.9%
4 oz German - Wheat Malt4 oz Wheat Malt 37 2 1.7%
3.20 oz American - Chocolate3.2 oz Chocolate 29 350 1.4%
231.20 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 17.98 33.3%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil 30 min 13.82 33.3%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil 5 min 3.58 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Tablet Fining Boil 10 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
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Black IPA #1
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
9 2 3 6 7 23
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
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 5.04 20.2  
Mash volume with grains 6.12 24.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.68 -6.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.37 g | 13.5 qt) 4.39 17.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.48 g | 25.9 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.07 0.3  
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: 9.43 37.7
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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