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Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone

179 calories 18.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.94 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.69 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: Great Lakes Brewing Company
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 4th 2019
1.054
1.014
5.3%
30.6
11.2
5.4
18.22
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row16 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row $ 1.14 / lb
$ 18.22 		37 1.8 66.7%
3 lb Bestmalz - BEST Wheat Malt3 lb BEST Wheat Malt 37.7 2.2 12.5%
3 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L3 lb Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 12.5%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey 35 2 4.2%
1 lb Briess - Special Roast1 lb Special Roast 33 40 4.2%
24 lbs / $ 18.22
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Mount Hood2 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 17.64 40%
2 oz Mount Hood2 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 8.75 40%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 11 min 4.17 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash --
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
3 each Cinnamon Sticks (small) Spice Whirlpool 15 min.
12 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
3.31 g Gypsum
3.31 g Calcium Chloride
9.20 Gallons of 100% Reverse Osmosis Water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.2 gal Infusion 161 °F 154 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.19 gal (48.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.19 gal (0.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.82 gal (67.28 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.16 gal (40.64 qt) and adding 4.82 gal (19.28 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.98 59.9  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 15.23 g | 60.9 qt) 14.98 59.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 17.07 g | 68.3 qt) 16.82 67.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.88 -11.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.19 g | 48.8 qt) 11.94 47.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10.5 g | 42 qt) 10.69 42.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 10.69 g | 42.8 qt) 10.5 42  
Total: 14.98 59.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Not the exact recipe. I switched some quantities around a little bit.

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