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Founding Fathers

247 calories 22 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Pre-Prohibition Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Neal
Calories: 247 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 7th 2022
1.075
1.014
8.1%
0.0
50.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb American - Victory2 lb Victory 34 28 12.5%
4 lb United Kingdom - Brown4 lb Brown 32 65 25%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 6.3%
4 lb Bairds - Medium Caramel / Crystal 80L4 lb Medium Caramel / Crystal 80L 34 80 25%
1 lb Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt1 lb Pale Chocolate Malt 32.2 230 6.3%
1 lb Briess - Black Malt - 2-Row1 lb Black Malt - 2-Row 25 500 6.3%
2 lb Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt2 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt 38 2.65 12.5%
1 lb Molasses1 lb Molasses 36 80 6.3%
16 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Lupulin Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 33.3%
2 oz Goldings2 oz Goldings Hops Lupulin Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.5 oz       Temp: 62 °F       CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.56 26.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.26 g | 29.1 qt) 7.76 31.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.09 g | 8.4 qt) 0.48 1.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.04 28.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Founding Fathers" Pre-Prohibition Porter beer recipe by Neal. All Grain, ABV 8.08%, IBU 0, SRM 50, Fermentables: (Victory, Brown, Flaked Corn, Medium Caramel / Crystal 80L, Pale Chocolate Malt, Black Malt - 2-Row, Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt, Molasses) Hops: (Fuggles, Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-12-07 06:44 UTC