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ChocoCherry Stout

182 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (brew house)
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 14th 2014
1.055
1.015
5.2%
26.6
37.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
29 lb American - Pale 2-Row29 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 87.9%
1 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt1 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 3%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 3%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 6.1%
33 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 26.64 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
23 oz Ghiradheli semi-sweet chocolate Flavor Boil 0 min.
40 oz Marachino cherries + syrup Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.54 gal (50.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.54 gal (2.15 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.02 gal (60.06 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.36 gal (37.44 qt) and adding 3.02 gal (12.06 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.38 49.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 12.38 49.5  
Mash volume with grains 15.02 60.1  
Grain absorption losses -4.13 -16.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.54 g | 18.2 qt) 4.8 19.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.54 g | 50.2 qt) 12.8 51.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 17.18 68.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Too much dark grain, ended up bitter... Late addition dark grains or substitute for debittered black. Dark cherries pitted would be great rather than maraschino, and use chocolate nibs in secondary rather than in boil.

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