Special Holiday Ale
Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 11/9/2005

Batch Size: 5.00 gal

 Brewer: Brad Nixon
Boil Size: 6.91 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (6+gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (5 Gal)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 93.28 %
0.60 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.48 %
0.30 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 2.24 %
1.05 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 29.3 IBU
0.25 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (15 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.25 tsp Anise, Star (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
0.25 tsp Anise, Star (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
0.25 tsp Nutmeg (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Vanilla Bean (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Vanilla Bean (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.073 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.059 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.39 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.39 %
Bitterness: 29.3 IBU Calories: 262 cal/pint
Est Color: 17.7 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body Total Grain Weight: 13.40 lb
Sparge Water: 5.08 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

Single Infusion, Full Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Step Add 14.74 qt of water at 165.2 F 152.0 F

 
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2) Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 11.2 PSI Carbonation Used: My Carbonation Profile
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 40.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F  
 

Notes
Vanilla bean additions are a half inch of the fresh vanilla bean.

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