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BrewBlog: Winter Warmer Ale

Specifics

Style:

Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Number:	21B

A stronger, darker, spiced beer that often has a rich body and warming finish suggesting a good accompaniment for the cold winter season.

Commercial Examples: Anchor Our Special Ale, Harpoon Winter Warmer, Weyerbacher Winter Ale, Nils Oscar Julöl, Goose Island Christmas Ale, North Coast Wintertime Ale, Great Lakes Christmas Ale, Lakefront Holiday Spice Lager Beer, Samuel Adams Winter Lager, Troegs The Mad Elf, Jamtlands Julöl.

OG	FG	ABV	Bitterness	Color (SRM/EBC)
Varies	Varies	Varies	Varies	Varies

Click for more information about Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer from the BJCP website.

Brewer:

Chad Haatvedt

Brew Date:

August 21, 2010

Yield:

6 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

14.5/28.6

Bitterness (Calc):

26.6 IBU (Daniels)

BU/GU:

0.4

Calories:

216 (12 ounces)

ABV:

7.1%

ABW:

5.5%

Batch No:	2010-08
OG:	1.066
OG (Plato):	16.13° P
Target OG:	1.070
FG:	1.013
FG (Plato):	3.32° P
Target FG:	1.010
Real Extract:	5.64° P
App. Atten.:	79.4%
Real Atten.:	65.1%
Status:	Primary

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Comments

This beer is based on the Winter Warmer Ale recipe from Northern Brewer. I used a little more base malt (12lb vs 11.5lb). I did not make a yeast starter, so I used two of the Wyeast Smack Packs.

This beer is based on the Winter Warmer Ale recipe from Northern Brewer. I used a little more base malt (12lb vs 11.5lb). I did not make a yeast starter, so I used two of the Wyeast Smack Packs.

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

12.00 pounds

British Maris Otter Pale Malt

Color (L):	3 °L
Info/Use:	Premium base malt for any beer. Good for pale ales.

90.6% of grist

1.00 pounds

Crystal Malt 80L

Color (L):	80 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. For porters and stouts

7.5% of grist

0.25 pounds

British Chocolate Malt

Color (L):	395-475 °L
Info/Use:	Nutty, toasted flavor, brown color. Use as a specialty grain in brown ales, porters, stouts and bocks.

1.9% of grist

13.25 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	6 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	90 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	8.5 gallons	6 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 2.3 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	13.3 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.8 gallons
Total Water Needed:	12.3 gallons	8.5 gallons (runoff) + 2.8 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	4.4 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	7.9 gallons	12.3 gallons (total water) – 4.4 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Adjuncts

1.00 pounds

Brown Sugar, Dark

Non-Fermentables

1tbsp

Irish Moss @ 15 minutes

Hops

2.00 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

4.5% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

9 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

4.5% Pellets @ 30 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

4.5 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

4.5% Pellets @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

4.5 AAUs

4.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

18 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	90 minutes

Total Boil Time:

90 minutes

Yeast

Name:	Scottish Ale
Manufacturer:	Wyeast
Product ID:	1728
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	High
Attenuation:	71%
Temperature Range:	55–75°F
Amount:	250 ml

Mash Profile

Batch Sparge Mash Profile

Grain Temperature:	68°F	Tun Temperature:	68°F
Sparge Temperature:	156°F	PH:	5.4
PPG:	16.4	Efficiency:	44.5%
Notes:	Mash profile for most well-modified malts.

Steps

#	Name	Type	Time	Temp.	Description
1	Mash	Infusion	60 min.	154°F	Calculate stike temp and water amount based on grain bill.
2	Secondary Mash	Infusion	30 min.	154°F	This is the secondary mash, to be started after that run-off of the first mash.

Procedure

Water Amounts Calculator

Target Final Boil Volume:	6 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	7.75 gallons	6 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	13.25 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.65 gallons
Total Water Needed:	10.9 gallons	7.75 gallons (runoff) + 2.65 gallons (grain absorbtion) + .5 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	4.97 gallons	based on 1.5 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	5.93 gallons	10.9 gallons (total water) – 4.97 gallons (mash water)

Calculations derived from Ray Daniels' book Designing Great Beer

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