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The Clerk's Candle Christmas Ale

Method: BIAB
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.74 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.26 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.080 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Nick Paolilli
Calories: 376 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 39.6 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Thursday September 5th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.080

Final Gravity:

1.021

ABV (standard):

7.8%

IBU (tinseth):

38.9

SRM (morey):

12.0

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
12 lb	Weyermann - Pilsner12 lb Pilsner	36	1.5	76.9%
1 lb	Weyermann - Caramunich Type 11 lb Caramunich Type 1	33.5	35	6.4%
1 lb	Briess - White Wheat Malt1 lb White Wheat Malt	39.1	2.5	6.4%
0.30 lb	Briess - Special Roast0.3 lb Special Roast	33	40	1.9%
0.10 lb	Briess - Roasted Barley0.1 lb Roasted Barley	33.1	300	0.6%
1 lb	Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition)	35	2	6.4%
0.20 lb	German - Melanoidin0.2 lb Melanoidin	37	25	1.3%
15.60 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	60 min	28.02	50%
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Mt Hood1 oz Mt Hood Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	15 min	10.92	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	28.02	50%
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Mt Hood (Pellet)	10.92	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
9.62 gal		Strike	159 °F	152 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 oz	Cinnamon stick	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
1 oz	Ginger root	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
1 oz	Sweet Orange Peel	Flavor	Boil	0 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	73%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	62 - 72 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 128 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 6.76 psi Temp: 34 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	5	35	60	50	265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

-Put all spices in hop bag or muslin sack, add at start of boil.
-Honey should go in at 60 mins

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Last Updated: 2025-10-11 20:02 UTC

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Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
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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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