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Dark and Down

148 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.49 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 9th 2020
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OG: 1.047 FG: 1.010 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 25

1.045
1.010
4.6%
23.9
29.4
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt8 lb Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 76.2%
1 lb Briess - Victory Malt1 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 9.5%
0.75 lb German - CaraMunich II0.75 lb CaraMunich II 34 46 7.1%
0.50 lb Thomas Fawcett - Chocolate Malt0.5 lb Chocolate Malt 32.2 420 4.8%
0.25 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt0.25 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 2.4%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 60 min 16.18 63%
5 g Saaz5 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 20 min 1.15 7.4%
20 g Saaz20 g Saaz Hops Pellet 4 Boil 20 min 6.58 29.6%
67.52 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 350 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
4 gal Infusion 139 °F 131 °F 20 min
3.1 qt Temperature 212 °F 143 °F 20 min
2.4 qt Temperature 212 °F 150 °F 20 min
2.9 gal Re-circulation Top Off 175 °F -- 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 2.63 10.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.22 g | 12.9 qt) 3.47 13.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.53 g | 26.1 qt) 5.43 21.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.59 g | 30.4 qt) 6.49 26  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Top off amount 0.25 1  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.05 32.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark and Down" Czech Dark Lager beer recipe by Brewer #51601. All Grain, ABV 4.62%, IBU 23.91, SRM 29.38, Fermentables: (Barke Pilsner Malt, Victory Malt, CaraMunich II, Chocolate Malt, Midnight Wheat Malt) Hops: (Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-12-02 01:53 UTC