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Christmas Ale

264 calories 29.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: HBT
Calories: 264 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday November 4th 2015
1.079
1.023
7.3%
30.4
11.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
22 lb American - Pale 2-Row22 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 73.7%
2.20 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L2.2 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 7.4%
2.20 lb American - White Wheat2.2 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 7.4%
8.80 oz American - Special Roast8.8 oz Special Roast 33 50 1.8%
2.64 oz American - Roasted Barley2.64 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 0.6%
2.75 lb Honey2.75 lb Honey 42 2 9.2%
29.86 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Cascade2.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 25.43 50%
2.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 10 min 4.94 50%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.40 each Cinnamon Stick Spice Boil 1 hr.
2.20 oz Ginger Root Spice Boil 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.69 gal (50.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.69 gal (2.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 8.47 33.9  
Mash volume with grains 10.64 42.6  
Grain absorption losses -3.39 -13.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.64 g | 30.6 qt) 7.45 29.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.21 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.69 g | 50.8 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.93 63.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Ale" Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer recipe by HBT. All Grain, ABV 7.32%, IBU 30.37, SRM 11.91, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Crystal 45L, White Wheat, Special Roast, Roasted Barley, Honey) Hops: (Cascade, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Cinnamon Stick, Ginger Root)
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