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Black Is Beautiful

265 calories 25.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Calories: 265 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 29th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb US - American - Pale 2-Row13 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 65%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 10%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb American - Chocolate 29 350 5%
12 oz United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L12 oz Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 3.8%
12 oz Flaked Barley12 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 3.8%
12 oz American - Roasted Barley12 oz American - Roasted Barley 33 300 3.8%
8 oz Weyermann - Chocolate Rye8 oz Chocolate Rye 29.9 240 2.5%
4 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent4 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent 27 525 1.3%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 5%
320 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Columbus0.75 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 38.53 20%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 20 min 12.06 26.7%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 10 min 14.44 53.3%
3.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 154 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Black Balanced (Brun' Water)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 10 20 38 47 160
11 gal strike, black balanced, 5.43 pH

.2 g/gal (2.2g) gypsum
.2 g/gal (2.2g) cacl2

NO ACID
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11 gal -- 154 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (3.3qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (11.63g). Reduce mash thickness to 2.44qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 13.05g.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.2 gal (68.78 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.48 gal (41.92 qt) and adding 5.2 gal (20.78 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.68 62.7  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.3 qt/lb 15.68 62.7  
Mash volume with grains 17.2 68.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.38 -9.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.56 g | 30.3 qt) 9 36  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 7.44 g | 29.7 qt) 6 24  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6 24  
Total: 11.63 46.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black Is Beautiful" Imperial Stout beer recipe by jlongstreet. All Grain, ABV 8.05%, IBU 65.03, SRM 48.01, Fermentables: (American - Pale 2-Row, Flaked Oats, American - Chocolate, Extra Dark Crystal 120L, Flaked Barley, American - Roasted Barley, Chocolate Rye, United Kingdom - Black Patent, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Columbus, Cascade)
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