In the past I have always made a beer for the family Christmas party but have never ventured into making a Christmas style brew. When i was in cleave land last November i got to try great lakes brewing company's Christmas ale. I want to make something along those lines but I am not looking to clone it exactly. I am hoping to get some input as to how this might work out from anyone that's put one together.
Type: All Grain Date: 6/26/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Brewer: glynn brown
Boil Size: 6.60 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.47 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal Est Mash Efficiency 87.1 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Rahr Pale Malt 2 row (1.8 SRM) Grain 1 70.8 %
1 lbs Cargill Caramel - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2 7.1 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 3 7.1 %
8.0 oz Special Roast (50.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.5 %
2.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 5 0.9 %
0.50 oz Mt. Hood [7.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 10.2 IBUs
1 lbs 8.0 oz Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 7 10.6 %
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 8 -
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 10.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 7.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 4.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Candied Ginger (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 12 -
2.00 Items Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 13 -
1.0 pkg Dennys Favorite 50 (1450) (wyeast #1450) Yeast 14 -
2.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.070 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.5 %
Bitterness: 31.7 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 12.5 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 14 lbs 2.0 oz
Sparge Water: 4.01 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 17.41 qt of water at 165.9 F 152.0 F 60 min
Sparge Step: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 4.01gal) of 168.0 F water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Type: All Grain Date: 6/26/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Brewer: glynn brown
Boil Size: 6.60 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.47 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal Est Mash Efficiency 87.1 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Rahr Pale Malt 2 row (1.8 SRM) Grain 1 70.8 %
1 lbs Cargill Caramel - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2 7.1 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 3 7.1 %
8.0 oz Special Roast (50.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.5 %
2.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 5 0.9 %
0.50 oz Mt. Hood [7.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 10.2 IBUs
1 lbs 8.0 oz Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 7 10.6 %
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 8 -
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 10.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 7.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 4.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Candied Ginger (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 12 -
2.00 Items Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 13 -
1.0 pkg Dennys Favorite 50 (1450) (wyeast #1450) Yeast 14 -
2.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.070 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.5 %
Bitterness: 31.7 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 12.5 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 14 lbs 2.0 oz
Sparge Water: 4.01 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 17.41 qt of water at 165.9 F 152.0 F 60 min
Sparge Step: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 4.01gal) of 168.0 F water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
