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Holiday Cheer

261 calories 23.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: New Complete Joy of Homebrewing
Calories: 261 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 1st 2015
1.079
1.015
8.4%
36.6
12.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb American - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 85.1%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 5.7%
2 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent2 oz Black Patent 27 525 0.7%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.8%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 5.7%
17.62 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 35.88 66.7%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 2 min 0.76 33.3%
3 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz grated ginger root Spice Boil 10 min.
2 tbsp ground cinnamon Spice Boil 10 min.
1 oz sweet orange peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: corn sugar       Amount: 3/4 C      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Temperature -- 153 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 10.36 g | 41.5 qt) 9.58 38.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 11.69 g | 46.8 qt) 10.91 43.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.08 -8.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.03 g | 32.1 qt) 7.25 29  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6.5 26  
Volume into fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 9.58 38.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Use mesh bag to hold spices. Hard to siphon without. 2 packs of yeast. Put in honey 5 minutes before flame out.

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