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A Bad Day to be Pants (Thanksgiving Ale)

Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit and Spice Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.58 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.025 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 123 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.3 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/165528/thanksgiving-cranberry-wheat-ale

Created: Thursday September 8th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.038

Final Gravity:

1.006

ABV (standard):

4.2%

IBU (tinseth):

23.3

SRM (morey):

7.4

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.25 lb	US - Pale 2-Row2.25 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	39.6%
2.25 lb	American - Red Wheat2.25 lb Red Wheat	38	2.5	39.6%
0.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	8.8%
4 oz	Corn Sugar - Dextrose4 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	42	0.5	4.4%
4 oz	Flaked Wheat4 oz Flaked Wheat	34	2	4.4%
2 oz	Honey2 oz Honey - (late boil kettle addition)	35	2	2.2%
1 oz	Flaked Rye1 oz Flaked Rye	36	2.8	1.1%
91 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.4	Boil at 212 °F	45 min	17.74	50%
0.50 oz	Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil at 212 °F	30 min	3.4	25%
0.50 oz	Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil at 212 °F	15 min	2.2	25%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Leaf/Whole)	17.74	50%
1 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	5.6	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
1.68 gal	Infusion	162 °F	152 °F	60 min
2.4 gal	Sparge	175 °F	170 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Campden Tablets	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc	Fining	Boil	15 min.
1.50 g	Cinnamon	Spice	Whirlpool	20 min.
1 each	Apple	Flavor	Secondary	0 min.
1.50 lb	Cranberries	Flavor	Secondary	0 min.
1 each	Orange	Flavor	Secondary	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	0.50 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) 38 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

Relish:
1 orange (fruit and peel only, no pith)
1 apple (minus core)
1.25lb cranberries (halved/quartered
all fruit cut up, frozen over night.
in large pot, add frozen fruit and 1 cup water. heat on low as fruit defrosts.
after defrosting and breaking fruit apart, sprinkle 1 oz of sugar over the fruit. turn heat up to medium
bring to a boil, stirring and trying to mash the fruit up a little. once boiling, lower heat and simmer for 5-10min

EDIT: I'm a big dumb idiot. The above is more of a way to make cranberry sauce than cranberry relish (i didn't know cranberry relish was a thing until AFTER i made the sauce). It is however a good way to pasteurize all the fruit!
Here's a link to what I should have used, which is essentially the same thing except it's not cooked. https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/cranberry-relish/

Shoutout to this recipe below that i followed.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/165528/thanksgiving-cranberry-wheat-ale

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Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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