2025 Anchor Xmas Ale Clone #174 Beer Recipe | All Grain American Brown Ale | Brewer's Friend
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2025 Anchor Xmas Ale Clone #174

223 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 80%
Calories: 223 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 24th 2025
1.068
1.011
7.4%
25.4
31.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12.50 lb Great Western - Pale High Color12.5 lb Pale High Color 37 3 84.4%
13 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L13 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 5.5%
6 oz Briess - Chocolate6 oz Chocolate 25 350 2.5%
6 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt6 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 2.5%
6 oz Dingemans - Special B6 oz Special B 33.1 125 2.5%
6 oz Briess - Victory Malt6 oz Victory Malt 34.5 28 2.5%
237 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Bullion1 oz Bullion Hops Leaf/Whole 8 Boil at 200 °F 60 min 18.79 41.7%
0.40 oz Cascade0.4 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil at 200 °F 60 min 6.58 16.7%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 3 Dry Hop 3 days 41.7%
2.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Strike 161 °F 149 °F 60 min
Batch Sparge 170 °F 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 each Fermcap Fining Boil 1 hr.
1 tsp Gelatin Fining Secondary 0 min.
0.50 tsp Ground Cardamon Flavor Mash 1 hr.
0.25 tsp Ground Cinnamon Flavor Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp Ground Coriander Flavor Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Boil 5 min.
4 oz spruce tips Flavor Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 121 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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"2025 Anchor Xmas Ale Clone #174" American Brown Ale beer recipe by shan. All Grain, ABV 7.44%, IBU 25.36, SRM 31.3, Fermentables: (Pale High Color, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Chocolate, Midnight Wheat Malt, Special B, Victory Malt) Hops: (Bullion, Cascade, Fuggles) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), 5.2 pH Stabilizer, Fermcap, Gelatin, Ground Cardamon, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Coriander, Bitter Orange Peel, spruce tips)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-10-24 22:13 UTC
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Cost $ Cost %
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Steeping Grains
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Hops $
Yeast $
Other $
Cost Per Barrel $ 0.00
Cost Per Pint $ 0.00
Total Cost $ 0.00
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