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Black is Beautiful

347 calories 38.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.103 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 347 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 38.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 28th 2020
1.103
1.030
9.6%
50.7
39.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb US - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 40%
6 lb American - Pilsner6 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 30%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 10%
0.75 lb American - Chocolate0.75 lb Chocolate 29 350 3.8%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.25 lb Black Patent 27 525 1.3%
3 lb Briess - Dextrose3 lb Dextrose 45.5 1 15%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 90 min 30.08 50%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 9.77 25%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 30 min 10.8 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Vanilla Bean, Split Flavor Secondary 7 days
5 oz Cocoa Nibs Flavor Secondary 7 days
8 oz Espresso Coffee Flavor Secondary 7 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 178 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 7.44 29.8  
Mash volume with grains 8.8 35.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.13 -8.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.61 g | 10.5 qt) 2.46 9.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.22 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.9 g | 31.6 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.9 39.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black is Beautiful" Russian Imperial Stout beer recipe by EvanCarlton54. All Grain, ABV 9.58%, IBU 50.65, SRM 39.89, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Pilsner, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Chocolate, Black Patent, Dextrose) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Cascade, Styrian Goldings) Other: (Vanilla Bean, Split, Cocoa Nibs, Espresso Coffee)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-09-16 14:29 UTC