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Catherine the Great

275 calories 26.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 275 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 16th 2014
1.083
1.018
8.5%
46.6
46.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 60%
4 lb Brown Sugar4 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 20%
1 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 34 425 5%
1 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent1 lb Black Patent 27 525 5%
1 lb American - Victory1 lb Victory 34 28 5%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Target1.5 oz Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil 60 min 38.24 42.9%
2 oz pilgrim2 oz pilgrim Hops Pellet 9.5 Boil 5 min 8.4 57.1%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 20 min.
1 each irish moss Fining Boil 20 min.
3 oz bourbon vanilla Flavor Primary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
75 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 265 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Los Angeles, California, USA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
25 8 45 42 33 195
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Infusion -- 155 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains 7.28 29.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.58 g | 18.3 qt) 3.95 15.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3 1.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.63 g | 34.5 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 7 28  
Going into fermentor 7 28  
Total: 9.95 39.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Catherine the Great" Russian Imperial Stout beer recipe by mikeymikela. All Grain, ABV 8.49%, IBU 46.64, SRM 46.73, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Brown Sugar, Chocolate, Black Patent, Victory, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Target, pilgrim) Other: (whirlfloc, irish moss, bourbon vanilla)
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