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Dragon’s Silk

270 calories 23.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.137 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.165 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 58% (brew house)
Source: Northern Brewer
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 270 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 2nd 2021
1.082
1.014
9.0%
28.1
50.0
4.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted16.5 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 76.7%
2 lb Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt2 lb Barke Munich Malt 37 8 9.3%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4.7%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 120L 34.5 120 2.3%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 60L 35.4 60 2.3%
0.50 lb Briess - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 25 350 2.3%
0.50 lb Briess - Black Malt - 2-Row0.5 lb Black Malt - 2-Row 25 500 2.3%
21.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Nugget1 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 23.54 50%
1 oz Glacier1 oz Glacier Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 15 min 4.59 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 oz Bourbon Flavor Secondary 42 days
3 oz American medium plus toast oak cube Flavor Secondary 42 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 131 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Current
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11 gal Strike 157 °F 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.47 gal (49.88 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.28 gal (41.12 qt) and adding 0.47 gal (1.88 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.75 43  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (2 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (5.94 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.09 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 7.81 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 10.75 43  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.97 g | 39.9 qt) 12.47 49.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.69 -10.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.08 g | 16.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 2.5 10  
Top off amount 2.5 10  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 5.94 23.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dragon’s Silk" Russian Imperial Stout beer recipe by Northern Brewer. All Grain, ABV 9.02%, IBU 28.13, SRM 50, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row - Toasted, Barke Munich Malt, Flaked Barley, Caramel Malt - 120L, Caramel Malt - 60L, Chocolate, Black Malt - 2-Row) Hops: (Nugget, Glacier) Other: (Bourbon, American medium plus toast oak cube)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-08-07 13:14 UTC