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Black Is Beautiful

352 calories 36.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 279 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 300 gallons
Post Boil Size: 298.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.104 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.105 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Calories: 352 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 36.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 9th 2020
1.105
1.027
10.3%
49.6
40.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
495 lb American - Pale 2-Row495 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50.5%
100 lb German - CaraFoam100 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 10.2%
120 lb Flaked Oats120 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 12.2%
90 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L90 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 9.2%
40 lb American - Chocolate40 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.1%
80 lb German - Carafa II80 lb Carafa II 32 425 8.2%
55 lb Briess - Dextrose55 lb Dextrose 45.5 1 5.6%
980 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 lb Chinook (13 AA)2 lb Chinook (13 AA) Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 17.37 22.2%
1 lb Magnum (15 AA)1 lb Magnum (15 AA) Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 10.02 11.1%
2 lb Magnum (15 AA)2 lb Magnum (15 AA) Hops Pellet 15 Boil 30 min 15.4 22.2%
4 lb Cascade (7 AA)4 lb Cascade (7 AA) Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 6.78 44.4%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
241.5 gal Strike -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 285.9 gal (1143.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 273.9 gal (1095.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 351.5 gal (1406 qt) 277.5 1110  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 277.5 1110  
Mash volume with grains 351.5 1406  
Grain absorption losses -115.63 -462.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 120.19 g | 480.7 qt) 134.29 537.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 4.09 16.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 285.9 g | 1143.6 qt) 300 1200  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -5.4 -21.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 279 g | 1116 qt) 298.5 1194  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 298.5 g | 1194 qt) 279 1116  
Total: 411.79 1647.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black Is Beautiful" Imperial Stout beer recipe by DrShankNHurter. All Grain, ABV 10.3%, IBU 49.58, SRM 40, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, CaraFoam, Flaked Oats, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Chocolate, Carafa II, Dextrose) Hops: (Chinook (13 AA), Magnum (15 AA), Cascade (7 AA))
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  • Last Updated: 2020-06-17 14:41 UTC