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Peppermint Porter

193 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.216 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 193 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 24th 2020
1.059
1.011
6.2%
26.4
28.7
5.4
37.49
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row5.5 lb Premium 2-Row $ 1.40 / lb
$ 7.70 		37 2 42.7%
4 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 lb Maris Otter Pale $ 1.95 / lb
$ 7.80 		38 3.75 31.1%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats $ 1.95 / lb
$ 3.90 		33 2.2 15.5%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate $ 2.16 / lb
$ 2.16 		29 350 7.8%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 80L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 80L $ 1.95 / lb
$ 0.73 		33 80 2.9%
12.87 lbs / $ 22.29
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz BSG - East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 3.25 / oz
$ 3.25 		Pellet 4.6 Boil 60 min 16.43 50%
1 oz BSG - East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 3.25 / oz
$ 3.25 		Pellet 4.6 Boil 20 min 9.95 50%
2 oz / $ 6.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 each peppermint tea bags $ 0.25 / each
$ 3.75 		Spice Other 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 15 min.
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 3.75
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.95 / each
$ 4.95
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required
$ 4.95 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 31.57 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.75 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.64 gal Strike 164 °F 153 °F 60 min
6 gal Sparge -- 175 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.83 19.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 1.86 g | 7.4 qt) 5.86 23.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.61 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.11 g | 0.4 qt) 4.03 16.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.08 g | 12.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 1.5 6  
Top off amount 4 16  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.86 35.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add 15 (1oz) peppermint tea bags (decaf) at flameout, steep for 5 mins then discard. Then procede with wort cooling.

After primary finished, add 1-2 oz of coffee beans (steep for 24 hours) @ 67 degrees.

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