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Big Jim

345 calories 38.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.15 liters
Post Boil Size: 20 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.091 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.110 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Garth Brews
Calories: 345 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 38.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday March 26th 2023
1.110
1.033
10.1%
40.5
50.0
5.3
28.11
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg Bestmalz - BEST Smoked3 kg BEST Smoked 35.4 2.5 27.3%
2.50 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter2.5 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter $ 2.64 / kg
$ 6.60 		37 2.6 22.8%
1.20 kg New Zealand - Medium Crystal Malt1.2 kg Medium Crystal Malt $ 4.35 / kg
$ 5.22 		35.4 56.35 10.9%
1.20 kg Flaked Oats1.2 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 10.9%
1 kg Maltodextrin1 kg Maltodextrin - (late boil kettle addition) 39 0 9.1%
900 g Simpsons - Chocolate Malt900 g Chocolate Malt $ 6.90 / kg
$ 6.21 		31.7 444 8.2%
500 g Simpsons - Crystal Dark500 g Crystal Dark $ 5.52 / kg
$ 2.76 		33 120 4.6%
450 g Simpsons - Roasted Barley450 g Roasted Barley $ 5.18 / kg
$ 2.33 		28.52 600 4.1%
225 g Simpsons - Black Malt225 g Black Malt $ 5.50 / kg
$ 1.24 		34 700 2.1%
10.98 kg / $ 24.36
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Warrior30 g Warrior Hops $ 0.13 / g
$ 3.75 		Pellet 15.4 Boil 60 min 40.46 100%
30 g / $ 3.75
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 182 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.82 bar       Temp: 4 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 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
20 L Strike -- 72 °C --
Infusion -- 67 °C 60 min
10 L Fly Sparge -- 77 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 46.48 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 38.82 L and adding 1.08 L sparge/top-off. 39.9
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (4 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (35 L). Reduce mash thickness to 3.49 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 29 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 39.9
Mash volume with grains 46.5
Grain absorption losses -10
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.2 L) 24.2
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 20
Going into fermentor 20
Total: 35  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Based on stout recipe from beyond the basics.
https://byo.com/article/pastry-stouts/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/peanut-butter-chocolate-stout-recipe.515109/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/maple-bacon-stout.631488/

Extras:

  • Cook bacon, infuse in makers mark for a few days, strain out solids, add when fermentation complete
  • Sit on oak chips fort a few weeks
  • Add maple/honey extract when packaging

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  • Last Updated: 2023-05-09 04:05 UTC