Old Ale Recipe - Christmas Cheer 112522

Recipe Info

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Christmas Cheer 112522

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All Grain
5.75 Gallon(s)
7.75 Gallon(s)
60 min
66%
- the 2 lbs. of Montmorency tart cherries were steeped in 2 quarts of wort till being strained and wort added back to the kettle after flame out.( there was 616g of sugar in the cherries ) - the honey was clover honey and was added after flame out. (there was 374g of sugar in the honey) - the ginger and 4 broken cinnamon sticks were placed in a muslin bag and added @ 15 min. remaining in the boil. - the maple syrup and vanilla extract were also added at 15 min. - forgot to add honey before gravity reading and yeast pitch. Opened fermenter and added honey. Adjusted original gravity should be about 1.070.

Fermentables

48% - 2-Row - US
7
37
2
Mash
3% - Carapils - Dextrine Malt - US
0.5
33
1
Mash
28% - Munich - Light 10L - US
4
35
10
Mash
7% - Honey - US
1
35
1
Late
3% - Maple Syrup - US
0.5
30
35
Late
3% - Pale Chocolate - UK
0.5
32
225
Mash
7% - Red Wheat - US
1
38
3
Mash

Hops

Northern Brewer
2
Pellet
FirstWort
60 min(s)
6.3
37.2

Yeast

Fermentis Safale S-04
75%

Other Stuff

Ginger
2
oz
Boil
Cinnamon
0.8
oz
Boil
Vanilla Extract
1
tbsp
Boil
dried cherries
2
lb
FlameOut

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
steep cherries in 2qt. wort. strain and return wort to kettle after flame out. w/ honey
2.
add vanilla extract and maple syrup @ 15min.
3.
bag 3 cinnamon sticks and ginger and add @ 15min.

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Recipe Facts

Christmas Cheer 112522
Old Ale
  • 5.75 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.75 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.063 OG
  • 1.016 FG
  • 37.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.59 BG:GU
  • 16.6° SRM Color
  • 66% Efficiency
  • 6.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 211 per 12oz Calories
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Old Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.055-1.088 / Your OG: 1.063
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.015-1.022 / Your FG: 1.016
IBU 0
120
IBU: 30-60 / Your IBU: 37
SRM 0
40
SRM: 10-22 / Your SRM: 16.6
ABV 0
14
ABV: 5.5-9 / Your ABV: 6.1
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.34-1.09 / Your BG:GU: 0.59

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