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Christmas Ale (Great Lakes Clone)

258 calories 24 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Steve
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 258 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 30th 2015
1.078
1.016
8.2%
23.4
11.5
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.50 lb US - Pale 2-Row13.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 82.4%
1.25 lb American - White Wheat1.25 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 7.6%
1.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.6%
0.28 lb American - Special Roast0.28 lb Special Roast 33 50 1.7%
0.10 lb American - Roasted Barley0.1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 0.6%
16.38 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 11.54 33.3%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 5.72 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 6.1 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Cinnamon stick Spice Other 0 min.
1 oz Ginger Spice Other 0 min.
1 lb Honey Flavor Boil 1 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
0.56 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 443 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Filtered Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Fly Sparge -- 154 °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 6.14 24.6  
Mash volume with grains 7.45 29.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.05 -8.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.97 g | 15.9 qt) 4.36 17.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.81 g | 31.3 qt) 8.2 32.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6.2 24.8  
Going into fermentor 6.2 24.8  
Total: 10.5 42
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Ale (Great Lakes Clone)" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Steve. All Grain, ABV 8.15%, IBU 23.36, SRM 11.5, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Special Roast, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Mount Hood, Cascade) Other: (Cinnamon stick, Ginger, Honey)
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