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Bad Santa

Name: Bad Santa
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 11 lb SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT; 1 lb Munich; 0.5 lb CaraHell; 0.5 lb CaraMunich I; 1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light; 13 oz Maple Syrup; 1 oz Carafa III; 1 lb Honey Malt; 1 oz Northern Brewer Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.080 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 267 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday December 4th 2024

Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone

by Cameron

OG: 1.071 FG: 1.017 ABV: 7.2% IBU: 31

Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone

by willlahey

OG: 1.070 FG: 1.016 ABV: 7.2% IBU: 31

Original Gravity:

1.080

Final Gravity:

1.022

ABV (standard):

7.7%

IBU (tinseth):

26.2

SRM (morey):

11.6

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
11 lb	Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT11 lb SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT	37.2	1.5	69.3%
1 lb	Munich1 lb Munich	37	6	6.3%
0.50 lb	German - CaraHell0.5 lb CaraHell	34	11	3.1%
0.50 lb	German - CaraMunich I0.5 lb CaraMunich I - (late mash tun addition)	34	39	3.1%
1 lb	Dry Malt Extract - Light1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light	42	4	6.3%
13 oz	Maple Syrup13 oz Maple Syrup - (late boil kettle addition)	29.8	0	5.1%
1 oz	German - Carafa III1 oz Carafa III	32	535	0.4%
1 lb	Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt	37	25	6.3%
15.87 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops		Pellet	7.8	Boil	60 min	26.19	100%
1 oz / $ 0.00

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Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use
1.50 lb	Cherries	Other	Boil
1 each	Vanilla Bean	Spice	Secondary
3 each	Cinnamon stick	Spice	Secondary

Yeast

Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	72.5%	Flocculation:	Med-High
Optimum Temp:	70 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 141 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

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Last Updated: 2025-09-14 13:18 UTC

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Gallons

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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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