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Gentle Giant

282 calories 32.7 g 473 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1720 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1900 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 13.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 88% (ending kettle)
Calories: 282 calories (Per 473ml)
Carbs: 32.7 g (Per 473ml)
Created: Tuesday August 29th 2023
15.5 °P
5.0 °P
5.7%
18.1
40.1
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
275 kg US - Pale 2-Row275 kg Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 67.5%
35 kg Simpsons - Chocolate Malt35 kg Chocolate Malt 31.7 444 8.6%
25 kg Flaked Oats25 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 6.1%
35 kg German - CaraMunich III35 kg CaraMunich III 34 57 8.6%
12.50 kg United Kingdom - Roasted Barley12.5 kg Roasted Barley 29 550 3.1%
25 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar)25 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 6.1%
407.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
800 g Magnum800 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15.7 Boil 60 min 18.07 100%
800 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 kg Mint Herb Secondary 0 min.
11 kg CACAO NIBS Flavor Secondary 0 min.
200 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
350 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
250 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Hope water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1729.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 28.95 L and adding 1684.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 1208.7 L 956.3
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 956.3
Mash volume with grains 1208.7
Grain absorption losses -382.5
Remaining sparge water volume 1327.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1713.3 L) 1900
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 16.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -4
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 1906.7 L) 1720
Estimated amount in fermentor 1720
Total: 2283.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Gentle Giant" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by MV Brew Co.. All Grain, ABV 5.74%, IBU 18.07, SRM 40.08, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Chocolate Malt, Flaked Oats, CaraMunich III, Roasted Barley, Lactose (Milk Sugar)) Hops: (Magnum) Other: (Mint, CACAO NIBS, Chalk, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-12-13 19:56 UTC