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Fireside Chat

352 calories 37.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: English Barleywine
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 31 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 35 gallons
Post Boil Size: 31 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.093 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.105 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Porter Bessette
Calories: 352 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 37.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 16th 2023
1.105
1.028
10.1%
62.1
18.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
100 lb Muntons - Maris Otter100 lb Maris Otter 38 2.3 86.2%
8 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 6.9%
8 lb Flaked Wheat8 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 6.9%
116 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 oz Apollo6 oz Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Boil 60 min 50.02 42.9%
8 oz Horizon8 oz Horizon Hops Pellet 12.5 Whirlpool 0 min 12.08 57.1%
14 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
28 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1021 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 28 10 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30 gal Strike 165 °F 150 °F --
14 gal Sparge 155 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 32.73 gal (130.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 20.73 gal (82.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 60.03 gal (240.12 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 2.72 gal (10.88 qt) and adding 48.03 gal (192.12 qt) sparge/top-off. 50.75 203  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.75 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (49.75 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.71 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 36 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 50.75 203  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 59.73 g | 238.9 qt) 60.03 240.1  
Grain absorption losses -14.5 -58  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.73 g | 130.9 qt) 35 140  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 31 124  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3 -1.2  
Top off amount 0.3 1.2  
Going into fermentor 31 124  
Total: 49.75 199
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Fireside Chat" English Barleywine beer recipe by Porter Bessette. All Grain, ABV 10.08%, IBU 62.1, SRM 18.38, Fermentables: (Maris Otter, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Flaked Wheat) Hops: (Apollo, Horizon) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-17 23:59 UTC