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284 calories 29.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.079 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Brandon McKinney
Calories: 284 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 2nd 2018
1.085
1.022
8.4%
25.6
36.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb American - Pale 2-Row13 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 66.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 5.1%
3 lb Canadian - Honey Malt3 lb Honey Malt 37 25 15.4%
0.50 lb American - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 2.6%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.1%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey 42 2 5.1%
19.50 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 11.74 33.3%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.4 Boil 11 min 8.04 33.3%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 5.82 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Ginger Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
2 each Cinnamon Sticks Spice Primary 0 min.
3 each Vanilla Beans in Vodka Flavor Secondary 0 min.
1 each Cinnamon Sticks Spice Secondary 0 min.
5 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 581 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14.8 qt Batch Sparge Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.78 23.1  
Mash volume with grains 7.26 29  
Grain absorption losses -2.31 -9.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.32 g | 17.3 qt) 3.2 12.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.61 g | 30.5 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.98 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast will be started in DME 2 days before the BrewDay with a stir plate.

Vanilla Beans will be halved and scraped and soaked in 1 cup of flavorless vodka for 2 weeks while the beer is in primary.

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