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General Lafayette Inn Chocolate Thunder Porter

285 calories 31.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.085 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 285 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 29th 2022
1.085
1.025
7.9%
23.4
50.0
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale13 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 80%
0.75 lb Castle Malting - Château Chocolat0.75 lb Château Chocolat 38 488.1 4.6%
0.75 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L0.75 lb Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 4.6%
0.63 lb Crisp Malting - Black0.625 lb Black 34.5 600 3.8%
0.63 lb Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt I0.625 lb Crystal Malt I 34 45 3.8%
0.50 lb Crisp Malting - Amber0.5 lb Amber 33.1 27.5 3.1%
16.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Target0.6 oz Target Hops Pellet 8 Boil 90 min 16.98 50%
0.60 oz Artisan - Fuggle (UK)0.6 oz Fuggle (UK) Hops Leaf/Whole 4.6 Boil 30 min 6.38 50%
1.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
5 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 135 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
5 Grams Gypsum
5 Grams Cacl2 Calcium Chloride
3 Grams 10% phosphoric acid
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.86 gal Steeping 162 °F 153 °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 6.09 24.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.39 29.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.03 -8.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.48 g | 13.9 qt) 2.69 10.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.3 g | 29.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.78 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"General Lafayette Inn Chocolate Thunder Porter" American Porter beer recipe by Brewer #330754. All Grain, ABV 7.9%, IBU 23.36, SRM 50, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Château Chocolat, Caramel Malt - 80L, Black, Crystal Malt I, Amber) Hops: (Target, Fuggle (UK)) Other: (Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-10-29 10:37 UTC