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Fade To Black

250 calories 22.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.56 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Air Guitarist Brewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 250 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 13th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Rahr - Pale Ale4 lb Pale Ale 36.34 3.5 64%
8 oz Briess - Black Malt - 2-Row8 oz Black Malt - 2-Row 25 500 8%
8 oz Briess - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L8 oz Bonlander Munich Malt 10L 35.9 10 8%
8 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L8 oz Caramel Malt - 120L 34.5 120 8%
8 oz Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt II8 oz Crystal Malt II 34 65 8%
4 oz Belgian - Special B4 oz Special B 34 115 4%
100 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Amarillo10 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 60 min 28.38 22.7%
10 g Amarillo10 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 15 min 14.08 22.7%
12 g Citra12 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 10 min 15.79 27.3%
12 g Citra12 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 5 min 8.68 27.3%
44 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
5.75 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 49 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 2 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.22 gal Strike 158 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume 4.59 18.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.09 20.4  
Grain absorption losses -0.78 -3.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 3.56 14.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 2 g | 8 qt) 2.25 9  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 2.25 g | 9 qt) 2 8  
Total: 4.59 18.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I increased the amount of Black Malt to obtain a truly Black IPA. The style calls for up to 40 SMR which is where black starts. When I brewed this beer within the guidelines I got a dark brown beer instead of black.

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