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Christmas Ale

214 calories 23.2 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 23.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 214 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 23.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday August 15th 2019
1.069
1.019
6.6%
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10.8
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.54 kg Canadian - Pale 2-Row4.54 kg Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 62.5%
0.45 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.454 kg Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 6.3%
0.45 kg Canadian - Pale Wheat0.454 kg Pale Wheat 36 2 6.3%
0.45 kg Honey0.454 kg Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 6.3%
0.45 kg Briess - Carapils Malt0.454 kg Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 6.3%
0.45 kg Canadian - Honey Malt0.454 kg Honey Malt 37 25 6.3%
0.45 kg Rice Hulls0.454 kg Rice Hulls 0 0 6.3%
7.26 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 11.87 33.3%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 5.89 33.3%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 11 min 9.99 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Cinnamon Sticks (small) Spice Boil 10 min.
28.34 g Ginger Spice Boil 10 min.
15 g orange zest Flavor Boil 10 min.
3 each vanilla bean Flavor Secondary 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
21 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 135 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 2.9 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25.5 L Strike -- 75 °C --
Maintain 68 for 60 minutes Temperature -- 68 °C 60 min
Mashout at 77 for 10 minutes Temperature -- 77 °C 10 min
6.9 L Sparge at 77 until reaching 25.5L pre boil mark Sparge -- 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.75 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.8 L/kg 25.5
Mash volume with grains 30
Grain absorption losses -6.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11 L) 7.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.8 L) 25.5
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 23.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 23.5 L) 23
Total: 33.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Before milling grains, Wet condition with 2% of weight of grain. 6352g Grain = 127g Water

Add cinnamon, ginger, honey and orange zest in at 10 minutes left in the boil and leave them in for 15 minutes after flame out

Split and scrape gunk from Vanilla beans and add all into secondary at rack in

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  • Last Updated: 2019-10-09 15:46 UTC