Clone Of Great Lakes Christmas Ale Nov2017 Recipe

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Clone Of Great Lakes Christmas Ale Nov2017

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All Grain
5.75 Gallon(s)
7 Gallon(s)
90 min
75%
All Grain homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Golden Promise - UK, White Wheat - US, Crystal 40L - CA, Special Roast - US, Roasted Barley - US, Honey - US, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh Hops, Cascade Hops, Wyeast London Ale 1028 Homebrew Yeast, Cinnamon, Ginger.

This recipe was cloned from Great Lakes Christmas Ale Nov2017.

Fermentables

78% - Golden Promise - UK
12
37
3
Mash
6% - White Wheat - US
1
40
2
Mash
6% - Crystal 40L - CA
1
34
40
Mash
2% - Special Roast - US
0.25
33
50
Mash
1% - Roasted Barley - US
0.15
25
300
Mash
6% - Honey - US
1
35
1
Late

Hops

Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
4
10.5
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
4
10.5
Cascade
0.25
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
6
4.0
Cascade
0.75
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
6
2.4

Yeast

Wyeast London Ale 1028
75%

Other Stuff

Cinnamon
2
each
FlameOut
Ginger
2.2
oz
FlameOut

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Strike water volume (liters) = 1.5 x grain weight = 21 liters = 5.5 gallons
2.
Pre-heat mash tun w/ 140 degree water up to level of mash
3.
Goal strike water temp = (.2/R)(T2-T1) T2 = (0.2/1.5)(154-70) 154 =~165 ~2 for additional loss
4.
Actual strike water temp = 168
5.
Strike water treatment (added during transfer into mash tun)= 1/2 tsp. CaCl (almost 1 gram) AND 1 tsp. Lactic Acid (@88%)
6.
PH goal = 5.1-5.3 (ok between 5.1-5.5)
7.
PH goal = 5.17
8.
Mash Temp = 153 (tested 15 mins into mash) goal was 154
9.
Sparge water (boil will be 90 mins. Will lose 1 gal per hour of boil. Will get 1/2 volume out of vol put into Mash)
10.
Sparge water = 5.5 (goal total) 1.5 (boil loss) - 2.75 (strike/2) = 5.25
11.
Sparge water temp = 170
12.
Mash 1 hr
13.
Aluminum foil with holes on top of grain bed and use strainer
14.
Vorlang until clear
15.
Pull off 1 gal of first runs and boil on stove to 1/2 volume
16.
Add sparge water to keep level <= 1 inch above mash (slow flow to trickle)
17.
Pre boil PH = 5.2
18.
Pre boil gravity = 1.073 (boil will add ~10 pts)
19.
Add boiled wort from stove prior to boil
20.
Boil 90 mins
21.
Add spice bag to sanitize
22.
Hop schedule: 60 mins (2 oz Hollertau, 0.25 Cascade)
23.
Hop schedule: 5 mins (0.75 Cascade)
24.
12 minutes remaining add 1 tsp. yeast nutrient premixed in lukewarm water
25.
10 mins remaining add wort chiller to sanitize
26.
@ flameout add honey, spice bag (cinnamon & ginger)
27.
Steep (covered) for 30 mins
28.
Run wort chiller till <80 degrees
29.
OG = 1.0XX
30.
YEAST STARTER = sparge 1 additional liter of water and boil. Chill to under 80 (sanitize!). Pitch yeast
31.
Pitch yeast (1 directly, 2nd after day of starting)
32.
Ferment @ 62 for 2 days
33.
Ferment @64 for ~3 weeks
34.
21 days in primary (Checking gravity)
35.
5 days out from drinking - Cold crash to 36 for 3 days to clarify
36.
Transfer to Keg and carbonate
37.
Added yeast starter 24 hrs after first pitch - 1.3 Liters of liquid

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Recipe Facts

Clone Of Great Lakes Christmas Ale Nov2017
  • 5.75 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.075 OG
  • 1.019 FG
  • 27.4 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.36 BG:GU
  • 13.3° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 7.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 258 per 12oz Calories
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