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Christmas Ale 2025

Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.7 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 203 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Saturday November 8th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.066

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

6.8%

IBU (tinseth):

37.9

SRM (morey):

23.1

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 kg	Muntons - Pale Ale Malt5 kg Pale Ale Malt	37	3.5	77%
0.30 kg	Aromatic Malt0.3 kg Aromatic Malt	35	20	4.6%
0.15 kg	Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.15 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	42	0.5	2.3%
0.15 kg	Lyle - Black Treacle0.15 kg Black Treacle - (late boil kettle addition)	36	74.4	2.3%
0.13 kg	Muntons - Light Dry Malt Extract (DME)0.13 kg Light Dry Malt Extract (DME) - (late fermenter addition)	42	4.3	2%
0.10 kg	German - Carafa III0.1 kg Carafa III	32	535	1.5%
0.10 kg	Simpsons - DRC0.1 kg DRC	34.7	115	1.5%
0.10 kg	Munich0.1 kg Munich	37	6	1.5%
0.05 kg	United Kingdom - Chocolate0.05 kg Chocolate	34	425	0.8%
0.15 kg	German - Acidulated Malt0.15 kg Acidulated Malt	27	3.4	2.3%
0.10 kg	Simpsons - Crystal Dark0.1 kg Crystal Dark	33	120	1.5%
0.17 kg	Crisp Malting - Caramalt0.165 kg Caramalt	37	12	2.5%
6.50 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Northern Brewer20 g Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7.3	Boil	60 min	17.6	25%
40 g	Brewer's Gold40 g Brewer's Gold Hops	Pellet	4.9	Boil	20 min	14.31	50%
20 g	Fuggles20 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	6.8	Boil	10 min	5.95	25%
80 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Northern Brewer (Pellet) 20 g Northern Brewer (Pellet) Hops	17.6	25%
40 g	Brewer's Gold (Pellet) 40 g Brewer's Gold (Pellet) Hops	14.31	50%
20 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 20 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	5.95	25%
80 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
14.125 L	Sparge	69 °C	--	--
16 L	Strike	69 °C	78 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Protafloc		Fining	Boil	20 min.

Yeast

WHC Lab - whc

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	77%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	-18 - -18 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 119 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Church Lawford Tap

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2025-11-08 11:23 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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