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Christmas ale

283 calories 23.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 14 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: Flavio
Calories: 283 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 13th 2018
1.086
1.014
9.5%
23.9
11.6
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Belgian - Pilsner20 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 47.6%
10 lb German - Pale Ale10 lb Pale Ale 39 2.3 23.8%
4 lb Belgian - Cara 45L4 lb Cara 45L 34 42 9.5%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 2.4%
3 lb Brown Sugar3 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 7.1%
4 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)4 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 9.5%
42 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Domestic Hallertau4 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 90 min 19.42 66.7%
2 oz Domestic Hallertau2 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 15 min 4.5 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 lb Dried fruits Flavor Boil 30 min.
1 lb Candy ginger Spice Boil 30 min.
4 oz Cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
1 each Nutmeg Spice Boil 5 min.
3 lb Brown sugar Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.48 gal (65.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.78 gal (47.1 qt) and adding 4.48 gal (17.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.75 gal (70.98 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 8.88 gal (35.52 qt) and adding 5.75 gal (22.98 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.63 58.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 14.63 58.5  
Mash volume with grains 17.75 71  
Grain absorption losses -4.88 -19.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 6.5 26  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.25 g | 65 qt) 16 64  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.22 0.9  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 13.75 g | 55 qt) 14 56  
Estimated amount in fermentor 14 56  
Total: 21.13 84.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation- increases 2 degrees daily. Until 74. Keep steady to finish fermentation

step mash:
140f for 35min
155f for 15min
168f for 15min
sparge 170

dried fruits:
15 oz golden raisins
7oz mix dried fruit
5oz dried cranbeerries
11oz apricots

spices:
6 cinamon sticks
2 grounded nutmegs
1tb spoon ginger grounded

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  • Last Updated: 2018-11-17 16:01 UTC