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Holiday Cheer

201 calories 19.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.76 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69.3% (brew house)
Source: Moitz
Calories: 201 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 1st 2019
1.061
1.013
6.2%
39.8
12.8
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.13 lb American - Pale Ale11.125 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 87.3%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.9%
0.13 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.125 lb Black Patent 27 525 1%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 7.8%
12.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 60 min 36.97 60%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 2.85 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Tablet Fining Boil 15 min.
1 oz Ginger Root Herb Boil 12 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
2 each Cinnamon Stick Spice Boil 5 min.
1 oz Orange Peel, Sweet Spice Boil 5 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.20 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.81 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 109 B cells required
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Priming
Amount: Keg with 12.54 PSI       CO2 Level: 2.0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Amber Balanced
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 15 63 75 18
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.41 gal Mash In Strike -- 156 °F 60 min
4.3 gal Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.14 20.6  
Mash volume with grains 6.08 24.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.47 -5.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.59 g | 14.3 qt) 3.34 13.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.01 g | 28 qt) 6.76 27  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.75 23  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.48 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

All grain version of Charlie Papazian's Holiday Cheer.

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