Xmas Cake Ale 2011-12

Style: 23. Specialty Beer

Description:

A rip off of Randy Moshers radical brewing recipe " Fruitcake Old Ale". A few tweeks to compensate for what I have in way of ingredients.Yeast is Wyeast 9097 (not listed) old ale/brett combo. Beer will be racked at approx50-60%attenuation on to mixed dry fruit, fresh frozen apricots, dates, homemade dried orange zest, all spice(not the underarm version) rehydrated with a ltr or 2 of blackcurrant juice.


Target Volume [ltr (gal)]:  19.00 (5.02) Alcohol By Volume:   9.05%

Estimated Original Gravity[SG]:1.090 Estimated Final Gravity[SG]:1.023
Estimated Attenuation:75.00% Estimated Mash Efficiency:65.00%

Bitterness [IBU]:  70.15 Colour [SRM(EBC)]:  23.80 (46.88)
Balance:  1.619 BU:GU ratio:  0.779

Mash schedule

Name Type Temperature [C (F)] Time [Minutes]
Sacchrification infusion 67.00 (152.60) 90

Fermentables

Type Gravity [SG] Gravity(%) Weight [gms (lbs)] Weight(%)
Munich Malt - 10L 1.035 39.01% 3500.00 (7.72) 39.55%
Special B Malt 1.003 3.82% 400.00 (0.88) 4.52%
Vienna Malt 1.046 51.58% 4500.00 (9.92) 50.85%
Wheat Malt, Dark 1.005 5.59% 450.00 (0.99) 5.08%

Hops

Hop Utilisation Method: Tinseth
Type AA(%) IBU IBU(%) Weight [gms (oz)] Time(minutes)
Northern Brewer 9.60% 65.24 93.00% 75.00 (2.65) 90.00
Styrian Goldings 2.00% 4.91 7.00% 80.00 (2.82) 10.00

Miscellaneous

Name Type Use Amount Description Time [Minutes]
Sulphate flavor boil 6.33 (0.22)  [gms (oz)] (Not Available)
Dried Fruits & Co spice secondary 1900.00 (67.02)  [gms (oz)] (Not Available)
5.2 buffer wateragent mash 12.67 (0.45)  [gms (oz)] (Not Available)

Brewlog  

Date Brewed Brewer ABV Balance Rating Actions
November 25, 2010 Darren Hayes 9.38% 1.62 n/a