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Christmas Tree Ale

Method: BIAB
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.19 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.69 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: GuzBrew
Hop Utilization: 88%
Calories: 237 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday November 27th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.071

Final Gravity:

1.021

ABV (standard):

6.6%

IBU (tinseth):

33.4

SRM (morey):

16.8

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

12.02

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	Great Western - Pale High Color7 lb Pale High Color	$ 0.76 / lb $ 5.32	37	3	77.2%
1.50 lb	Briess - Caramel Vienne 20L Malt1.5 lb Caramel Vienne 20L Malt	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	35.9	20	16.6%
4 oz	Great Western - Crystal 75L4 oz Crystal 75L	$ 1.89 / lb $ 0.47	29	75	2.8%
4 oz	Weyermann - Melanoidin4 oz Melanoidin	$ 1.65 / lb $ 0.41	34.5	27	2.8%
1 oz	Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt1 oz Midnight Wheat Malt		25	550	0.7%
145 oz / $ 6.21

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops		Leaf/Whole	16	Boil	60 min	33.4	100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus (Leaf/Whole)		33.4	100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.67 gal	Single Step Mash	Temperature	153 °F	152 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Baking Soda		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) / 0.57 Pounds	$ 5.00 / lb $ 0.04	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt / 0.9 Pounds	$ 2.99 / lb $ 0.01	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Gypsum / 0.61 Pounds	$ 4.00 / lb $ 0.04	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Brewcraft - Whirlfloc / 10.5 Each	$ 0.22 / each $ 0.11	Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
6 oz	Fir Tree Branches and Needles		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
$ 0.20

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A09 Pub

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.62 / each $ 5.62
Attenuation (avg):	69%	Flocculation:	Very High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 70 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 213 B cells required

$ 5.62 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 27.65 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Bend Water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2022-12-05 18:12 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

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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