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Dark Nighting Ale

211 calories 19.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Paul Watkins
Calories: 211 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 1st 2012
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1.013
6.7%
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30.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 81.6%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 8.2%
0.75 lb German - Carafa III0.75 lb Carafa III 32 535 6.1%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.5 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 4.1%
12.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 51.55 16.7%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 15 min 22.17 16.7%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 10 min 12.46 16.7%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 4.8 16.7%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Leaf/Whole 12.7 Dry Hop 7 days 16.7%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Leaf/Whole 10 Dry Hop 7 days 16.7%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Gelatin Fining Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 114 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Dextrose       Amount: 5oz      
 
Target Water Profile
Hoppy Bitter Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 10 20 20 250 55
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Mash In Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparging Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.92 19.7  
Mash volume with grains 5.82 23.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.81 g | 15.2 qt) 3.66 14.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.07 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.58 34.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Boil Notes:
Add the 1lb corn sugar at the same time with Irish Moss.

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