Winter Seasonal Beer Recipe - Bad Santa Wee Heavy

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Bad Santa Wee Heavy

by on
All Grain + Extract
19 Liter(s)
19 Liter(s)
60 min
72%
Original John Zelanzy BYO recipe converted for my partial mash "system" and toned down abv for advanced consumption techniques.

This recipe was cloned from Bad Santa.

Fermentables

35% - 2-Row - US
2
37
1
Mash
18% - Munich - Dark 20L - US
1
35
20
Mash
9% - CaraHell - DE
0.5
33
10
Mash
9% - Crystal 40L - CA
0.5
34
40
Mash
2% - Chocolate Malt - US
0.125
34
350
Mash
4% - Maple Syrup - US
0.25
30
35
Late
23% - Liquid Malt Extract - Light - US
1.3
35
4
Extract

Hops

Target
28
Pellet
Boil
55 min(s)
12.5
38.3

Yeast

Wyeast Scottish Ale 1728
71%

Other Stuff

Dried Cherries
0.68
kg
Boil
Vanilla Bean
2
each
Secondary
Cinnamon
0.5
each
Secondary

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Direct Heat
68
60 min
Mash-Out
Infusion
76
5 min

Special Instructions

1.
Macerate dried cherries with 2 liters of the first runnings of wort
2.
Add maple syrup (about 375ml) last 20 minutes of boil
3.
Add cherry wort for last 15 minutes of the boil

Tasting Notes (1)

bearit28

Tasted on 2/15/2020 by bearit28

Notes:

Smooth vanilla and a touch of cherry, but the cinnamon is too strong (now adjusted a half a stick, but perhaps 1 cinnamon stick but for more like 4 days would be better).

Recipe Facts

Bad Santa Wee Heavy
Winter Seasonal Beer
  • 19.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 19.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.070 OG
  • 1.020 FG
  • 38.3 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.55 BG:GU
  • 20.9° SRM Color
  • 72% Efficiency
  • 6.4% ABV Alcohol
  • 239 per 12oz Calories
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