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Grinch’s black heart

141 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 141 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 5th 2021
1.042
1.016
3.5%
29.0
37.1
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row16 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 82.1%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5.1%
0.25 lb German - Carafa II0.25 lb Carafa II 32 425 1.3%
0.25 lb American - Chocolate0.25 lb Chocolate 29 350 1.3%
2 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt2 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 10.3%
19.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.4 Boil 60 min 13.35 5.9%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13.1 Boil 15 min 10.33 5.9%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Boil 5 min 1.9 5.9%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13.1 Whirlpool at 175 °F 15 min 1.51 5.9%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.4 Whirlpool at 175 °F 15 min 1.94 11.8%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Dry Hop at 58 °F 2 days 11.8%
5 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 8.4 Dry Hop at 58 °F 2 days 29.4%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop at 58 °F 2 days 11.8%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.1 Dry Hop at 58 °F 0 days 11.8%
17 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A62 Bell
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
63%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 180 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
13.5 gal RO water for Mash. pH target = 5.4

11.5 g Gypsum
3.6 g CaCl2
2.7 g Epsom
3 mL Lactic Acid

Mash will be done with only Pale Ale malt and C60. Add dark grains before draining mash. Expected pH drop to 5.25, so add 4 mL lactic acid at same time.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14.62 gal Mash (154 F), Strike at 159F Strike 159 °F 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.61 gal (58.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.61 gal (10.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.19 gal (64.74 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.44 gal (41.76 qt) and adding 4.19 gal (16.74 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.63 58.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 qt/lb 14.63 58.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 16.07 g | 64.3 qt) 16.19 64.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.44 -9.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.68 g | 10.7 qt) 1.56 6.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.61 g | 58.5 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 13 52  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
Top off amount 0.11 0.5  
Going into fermentor 13 52  
Total: 16.19 64.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Dry hop to be split in half evenly.

Fermenter 1 = Bells yeast (68F)
Fermenter 2 = W-34/70 (53F)

BREW DAY = 06Nov2021
~6 gal of beer in each fermenter.

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