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Black Is Beautiful

271 calories 25.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.81 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.56 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.082 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: AHA
Calories: 271 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 19th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row10 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 58.8%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 11.8%
1 lb Briess - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 25 350 5.9%
12 oz Flaked Barley12 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4.4%
12 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.4%
12 oz American - Roasted Barley12 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 4.4%
8 oz German - Chocolate Rye8 oz Chocolate Rye 31 240 2.9%
4 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent4 oz Black Patent 27 525 1.5%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 5.9%
272 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz CTZ1 oz CTZ Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 45.9 20%
2 oz Artisan - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 20 min 12.48 40%
2 oz Artisan - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 10 min 4.98 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 lb Corn Sugar Other Boil 30 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 144 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.3 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 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
5.6 gal Single Infusion Infusion 168 °F 154 °F 60 min
2 gal Top Off 212 °F 170 °F 10 min
1.7 gal Fly Sparge Sparge 185 °F 170 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 5.6 22.4  
Mash volume with grains 6.88 27.5  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.76 g | 15 qt) 3.38 13.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.19 g | 28.8 qt) 6.81 27.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.56 22.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.56 g | 22.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.98 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black Is Beautiful" Russian Imperial Stout beer recipe by AHA. All Grain, ABV 8.61%, IBU 63.36, SRM 50, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Flaked Oats, Chocolate, Flaked Barley, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Rye, Black Patent, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (CTZ, Cascade) Other: (Corn Sugar)
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