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Christmas Brew

241 calories 23.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Cameron
Calories: 241 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 10th 2019
1.073
1.016
7.5%
20.8
25.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 10.4%
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 62.5%
0.35 lb American - Special Roast0.35 lb Special Roast 33 50 3.6%
0.50 lb American - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 5.2%
0.75 lb American - Wheat0.75 lb Wheat 38 1.8 7.8%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey 35 2 10.4%
9.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 12.64 28.6%
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 6.27 28.6%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 28.6%
0.25 oz Motueka0.25 oz Motueka Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Whirlpool 0 min 1.87 14.3%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Cinnamon Spice Mash --
0.60 oz Ginger Spice Mash --
Priming
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
Rumson tap, carbon filter purifier.
2g. Gypsum
2g. calcium Chloride
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 6.1 g | 24.4 qt) 5.99 24  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.78 g | 27.1 qt) 6.68 26.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.08 -4.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.86 g | 19.4 qt) 4.75 19  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3.3 13.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.01 -0  
Top off amount 0.21 0.8  
Volume into fermentor 3.5 14  
Total: 5.99 24
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Orange Blossom honey added at flameout.

Concentrated tart cherry juice added at the end of initial fermentation.

Single infusion mash, 156 for 60 minutes.
Sparged at 168 to top off at 4.5 gallons.

Hops (Mt Hood) at first stike.

2nd hops (Mt. Hood), ginger, 2 cinnamon sticks, and 1 tsp. Irish Moss at 15 minutes.

Cascade and Motueka hops added at 180 whirlpool.

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