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Winter Warmer Christmas Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.28 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.53 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Maiorana
Calories: 251 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday July 30th 2013

Original Gravity:

1.076

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

8.0%

IBU (rager):

26.0

SRM (morey):

15.6

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10 lb	US - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	77.7%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L	33	80	7.8%
1 lb	Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition)	35	2	7.8%
4 oz	Molasses4 oz Molasses - (late boil kettle addition)	36	80	1.9%
1 oz	Bestmalz - BEST Black Malt eXtra1 oz BEST Black Malt eXtra	30	500	0.5%
1 oz	Castle Malting - Special B1 oz Special B	34	150	0.5%
8 oz	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)8 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	3.9%
206 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	columbus0.25 oz columbus Hops	Pellet	15.5	Boil	60 min	16.03	20%
0.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	7.9	Boil	20 min	5.56	40%
0.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	7.9	Boil	15 min	4.36	40%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	columbus (Pellet)	16.03	20%
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	9.92	80%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
14.5 qt	Infusion	164 °F	150 °F	60 min
3.5 gal	Sparge	170 °F	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 oz	Ginger	Spice	Boil	10 min.
0.50 oz	Orange Zest	Other	Boil	10 min.
2 each	Cinnamon stick	Spice	Boil	10 min.
2 each	vanilla	Spice	Secondary	4 days
1 tsp	Allspice	Spice	Whirlpool	0 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968

Amount:	4 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	77%	Flocculation:	Very High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	62 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 460 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 4.1 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
80% Filtered Water 20% Tap
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Notes

Born on 10/11/25.

Add freshly grated Ginger and Orange Zest along with whole stick Cinnamon during the last 10 minutes of the boil.

Add Honey, Molasses and (Whole) All Spice at Flameout.

On 11/2/25, take final gravity reading. On 11/6/25 add Chopped, Sterilized (Tequilla) Vanilla Beans (2) Tincture to fermenter (after end of primary fermentation).

Bottle on 11/11/25. Try on Thanksgiving 11/27/25.

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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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