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Cloudy Nights - Black Lager

204 calories 21.2 g 500 ml
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Schwarzbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Liam Wynn
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 204 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday April 7th 2021
1.044
1.011
4.3%
34.6
30.7
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Mecca Grade - Pelton6 lb Pelton 36 2 66.7%
1 lb Mecca Grade - Metolius [Munich Style]1 lb Metolius [Munich Style] 35 8.7 11.1%
8 oz Briess - Chocolate8 oz Chocolate 25 350 5.6%
8 oz Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II8 oz Carafa Special Type II 29.9 425 5.6%
1 lb Weyermann - Carafoam1 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 11.1%
9 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum (13.5 AA)15 g Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum (13.5 AA) Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 60 min 28.04 34.6%
0.50 oz Tettnanger (4.5 AA)0.5 oz Tettnanger (4.5 AA) Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.66 32.7%
0.50 oz Tettnanger (4.5 AA)0.5 oz Tettnanger (4.5 AA) Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.87 32.7%
1.53 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.40 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.25 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tbsp Gelatin Fining Kegging 2 days
 
Yeast
CellarScience - CellarScience - GERMAN
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
59 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced/Pilsner Crisp
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
25.4 0 0 20 33.7 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Infusion 154 °F 152 °F 45 min
2 gal Add 2 gallons of water heated to 190 to get to target temp of 160 Temperature 160 °F 158 °F 150 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.93 g | 31.7 qt) 7.88 31.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.65 g | 34.6 qt) 8.6 34.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.56 g | 26.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.2 20.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.2 g | 20.8 qt) 5 20  
Total: 7.88 31.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cloudy Nights - Black Lager" Schwarzbier beer recipe by Liam Wynn. BIAB, ABV 4.28%, IBU 34.58, SRM 30.68, Fermentables: (Pelton, Metolius [Munich Style], Chocolate, Carafa Special Type II, Carafoam) Hops: (Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum (13.5 AA), Tettnanger (4.5 AA)) Other: (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate), Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Whirlfloc, Gelatin)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-04-20 17:00 UTC