Beer 2015.06

Overview

• Style: Christmas
• Codename: Christmas Truce
• Brewmaster: Kyle Bieneman
• Based on: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=218147
• Type: All-grain
• Initial Gravity: ???
• Final Gravity: ???
• ABV: ???
• Brewed: 2015-12-06
• Racked: ???
• Kegged: ???
• First served: ????-??-??
• Last served: ????-??-??

Brew Participants

Those who stuck through thick and thin:

• Kyle Bieneman
• Justin Conroy
• Dan Baltudis
• Eugene Liokumovich
• Ron Olson
• Ananda Stevens
• Corinna Anni Roaque

Brewing

Mash

Grain Bill:

• 10lbs Pale Malt by Paul's Malt (UK). 2.5-3.5L
• 1lb Caramelt Malt by Cargill Specialty Malt (USA). 35-45L
• 1lb Wheat Malt by Briess Malting Company (USA). 2-2.3L
• 0.25lb Special Roast by Briess Malting Company (USA). 50L
• 0.08lb Roasted Barley by Briess Malting Company (USA). 300L

Mash Schedule:

• Type: Single step
• Equipment 10 gal igloo cooler
• Volume: 5ish gallons
• Mash water input: 4 gal (16 quarts)
• Start temp: Mash was 170F. Mash temp was 160F at start of mash.
• Time: 60 min
• End temp: 156F

Sparge

• 180F water
• 5 gallons (20 quarts)

Boil

• Start volume: ~6 gal
• Boil time: 60 min
• 1oz Hallerhauer hops (10 min)
• 2 Cinnamon Sticks (30 min)
• 1oz Ginger Root (30 min)
• 1oz Cascade hops (60 min)
• 1.25 lb Honey (Flame out)
• End volume: ~ 5 gal
• Initial Gravity: ???

Fermenting

• Primary ferment: Carboy
• Yeast Wyyeast 1028 London Ale