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Bracken's Porter

174 calories 15.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (ending kettle)
Source: Lars Erik Christensen
Calories: 174 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday August 21st 2021
1.057
1.011
6.2%
48.5
36.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
9 kg German - Pale Ale9 kg Pale Ale $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		39 2.3 88.6%
700 g Crisp Malting - Roasted Barley700 g Roasted Barley 31.28 520 6.9%
330 g Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Dark - 120L330 g Crystal Extra Dark - 120L 35 120 3.2%
130 g Crisp Malting - Black130 g Black $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		34.5 599.99 1.3%
10,160 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
45 g Vic Secret45 g Vic Secret Hops $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Pellet 18.2 Boil 60 min 48.51 33.3%
45 g Bramling Cross45 g Bramling Cross Hops Pellet 6 Boil 0 min 33.3%
45 g Perle45 g Perle Hops $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Pellet 8 Boil 0 min 33.3%
135 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
11 g Five Star Chemicals - Super Moss / 219 Grams Fining Boil 15 min.
6 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
27 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
24.09 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
6 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 295 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.18 bar       Temp: 17 °C       CO2 Level: 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
49 L Temperature 65 °C 65 °C 75 min
Temperature 78 °C 78 °C 1 min
2.6 L Sparge 1 Sparge 78 °C 78 °C 10 min
2.6 L Sparge 2 Sparge 78 °C 78 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.82 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 48.38 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 2.98 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 55.68 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 38.69 L and adding 10.28 L sparge/top-off. 49
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.8 L/kg 49
Mash volume with grains 55.7
Grain absorption losses -10.2
Remaining sparge water volume 8.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 48.4 L) 46
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 39.6 L) 42
Estimated amount in fermentor 42
Total: 57.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bracken's Porter" Robust Porter beer recipe by Lars Erik Christensen. All Grain, ABV 6.2%, IBU 48.51, SRM 35.98, Fermentables: ( Pale Ale, Roasted Barley, Crystal Extra Dark - 120L, Black) Hops: (Vic Secret, Bramling Cross, Perle) Other: (Five Star Chemicals - Super Moss / 219 Grams, Beer Nutrient, Chalk, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-06-14 20:47 UTC
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