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Cranberry Christmas Ale

275 calories 26.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 275 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 10th 2019
1.083
1.018
8.6%
23.5
10.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale18 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 55.4%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.2%
0.50 lb American - Special Roast0.5 lb Special Roast 33 50 1.5%
4 lb Honey4 lb Honey 35 2 12.3%
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 24.6%
32.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Domestic Hallertau3 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 60 min 16.23 60%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.7 Boil 10 min 7.3 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 each cinnamon stick Spice Boil 15 min.
4 oz ginger, coins fresh Spice Boil 15 min.
1.25 lb cranberries Flavor Boil 15 min.
1 oz orange peel, bitter Spice Boil 15 min.
1 each Hydrated irish moss Fining Boil 20 min.
4 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
1 tbsp Nutmeg ground Spice Boil 10 min.
1 each Star anise Spice Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 292 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 27.65 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.2 gal Strike 170 °F 155 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.69 gal (50.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.69 gal (2.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 8.55 34.2  
Mash volume with grains 10.83 43.3  
Grain absorption losses -3.56 -14.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.61 g | 30.4 qt) 8.92 35.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.34 1.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.69 g | 50.8 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 12.5 50  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.5 g | 50 qt) 11 44  
Total: 17.47 69.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Steep 10 minutes after flameout.

OG 1.083, FG 1.018 ABV 8.5%

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  • Last Updated: 2019-11-11 16:14 UTC