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Winter Abbey Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.08 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday December 2nd 2025

C (Brown Ale)

OG: 1.060 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.7% IBU: 11

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

12.4

SRM (morey):

25.6

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
12 lb	US - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	60.5%
4 lb	American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat	40	2.8	20.2%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	5%
0.66 lb	American - CaraBrown0.66 lb CaraBrown	34	55	3.3%
0.50 lb	Special B0.5 lb Special B	34	115	2.5%
0.66 lb	Weyermann - Carafa III0.66 lb Carafa III	32	525	3.3%
1 lb	Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-1801 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-180	32	180	5%
19.82 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Artisan - Saaz (Czech)2 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops		Pellet	3.5	Boil	60 min	12.4	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Artisan - Saaz (Czech) (Pellet)		12.4	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.06 gal	Strike	164 °F	152 °F	60 min
8.35 gal	Fly Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 oz	Sweet Orange Peel		Flavor	Mash	0 min.
2 each	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 184 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Alvarado Plant Tap San Diego, CA

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Meant to mimic Blue Moon's Winter Abbey Ale. Recipe is based on my memory of the beer, so no telling how accurate it will be.

Result - The Carafa made it too roasty. It will be completely omitted in future iterations.

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Last Updated: 2026-01-12 01:32 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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