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KGB Festivus ale

195 calories 19.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 24th 2015
1.059
1.014
5.9%
33.7
21.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19 lb American - Pale 2-Row19 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 78.2%
1.80 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1.8 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 7.4%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.1%
2 lb Honey2 lb Honey 42 2 8.2%
0.50 lb Brown Sugar0.5 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 2.1%
24.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mt. hood1 oz Mt. hood Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 6.34 20%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 4.87 20%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 1.26 20%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 18.11 20%
1 oz Mt. hood1 oz Mt. hood Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 3.14 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz Sweet Orange peel Flavor Boil 15 min.
2 oz Cinnomin Sticks Spice Boil 15 min.
0.50 oz Cloves Spice Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
75 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 288 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.19 gal (48.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.96 gal (47.85 qt) and adding 0.19 gal (0.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.18 32.7  
Mash volume with grains 9.92 39.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.73 -10.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.79 g | 27.2 qt) 6.64 26.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.16 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.15 g | 48.6 qt) 12 48  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.04 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 14.82 59.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"KGB Festivus ale" American Brown Ale beer recipe by KG Brew. All Grain, ABV 5.93%, IBU 33.72, SRM 21.22, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Chocolate, Honey, Brown Sugar) Hops: (Mt. hood, Saaz, Centennial) Other: (Sweet Orange peel , Cinnomin Sticks, Cloves)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-11-07 14:01 UTC