CHRISTMAS ALE Beer Recipe | All Grain Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer by TioMoi | Brewer's Friend
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CHRISTMAS ALE

149 calories 14 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 30 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 35 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: TioMoi
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 149 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday January 11th 2026
1.049
1.010
5.1%
25.4
17.5
5.4
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
6 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter6 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 5.44 87.3%
0.38 kg Weyermann - Caramunich Type 20.38 kg Caramunich Type 2 34 118.59 5.5%
0.30 kg Munich0.3 kg Munich 37 14.51 4.4%
0.15 kg Weyermann - Carapils0.15 kg Carapils 34.5 4.11 2.2%
0.04 kg Weyermann - Carafa I0.04 kg Carafa I 32 905.81 0.6%
6.87 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
35 g First Gold35 g First Gold Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 90 min 18.92 58.3%
25 g Fuggles25 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 6 Boil 15 min 6.49 41.7%
60 g / 0.00 €
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27.4 L Decoction 20 °C 68 °C 90 min
19 L Sparge 20 °C 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 qt Cinnamon stick Spice Boil 10 min.
30 g Star Anise Water Agt Boil 30 min.
5 qt Vanilla Bean Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 g Clove Spice Boil 10 min.
1 g Nutmeg Water Agt Boil 10 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.40 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.22 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
7 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 128 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"CHRISTMAS ALE" Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer recipe by TioMoi. All Grain, ABV 5.11%, IBU 25.41, SRM 17.49, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Caramunich Type 2, Munich, Carapils, Carafa I) Hops: (First Gold, Fuggles) Other: (Cinnamon stick, Star Anise, Vanilla Bean, Clove, Nutmeg, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Phosphoric acid, Chalk, Gypsum, Salt)
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Cost Per Barrel € 0.00
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