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Festivus Holiday Ale

Method: BIAB
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 228 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday December 11th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.069

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

7.0%

IBU (tinseth):

52.7

SRM (morey):

39.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.25 lb	American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted6.25 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted	33	30	87.7%
4 oz	Special B4 oz Special B	34	115	3.5%
2 oz	German - Carafa II2 oz Carafa II	32	425	1.8%
8 oz	Soft Candi Sugar - Brown8 oz Soft Candi Sugar - Brown - (late boil kettle addition)	38	60	7%
114 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
7 g	Columbus7 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	60 min	29.78	50%
7 g	Columbus7 g Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	30 min	22.89	50%
14 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
14 g	Columbus (Pellet) 14 g Columbus (Pellet) Hops		52.67	100%
14 g / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
7 g	Sweet Orange Peel		Flavor	Mash	5 min.
3 g	Mulling Spices		Spice	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 56 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Melissa, TX 2012

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

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Last Updated: 2025-12-11 13:41 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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