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Cocoa Dragon

192 calories 16.4 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Stout
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 32 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (ending kettle)
Calories: 192 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Sunday October 22nd 2023
1.042
1.007
4.6%
36.5
54.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.20 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter4.2 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 5.44 67.2%
1.20 kg Flaked Oats1.2 kg Flaked Oats 33 4.37 19.2%
0.60 kg Weyermann - Roasted Barley0.6 kg Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition) 29.9 1151.32 9.6%
0.25 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)0.25 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 4%
6.25 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Vital25 g Vital Hops Pellet 10 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 22.62 41.7%
35 g Challenger35 g Challenger Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 100 °C 40 min 13.9 58.3%
60 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.80 g Protafloc Fining Boil 15 min.
100 g Cocoa powder Flavor Boil 10 min.
4 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Whirlpool 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 251 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.4 bar       Temp: 3 °C       CO2 Level: 2 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L Infusion 50 °C 50 °C 15 min
Steeping 62.5 °C 63 °C 30 min
Steeping 64.5 °C 65 °C 20 min
Roasted Barley addition Steeping 71.5 °C 70 °C 10 min
Steeping 78 °C 78 °C 5 min
18 L Sparge 78 °C 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 18
Mash volume with grains 22
Grain absorption losses -6
Remaining sparge water volume 20.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 39.3 L) 32
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.2
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 24.7 L) 32
Estimated amount in fermentor 32
Total: 38.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Xmas edition (Winter seasonal / spiced) of classic irish stout.
Cocoa: Oetker's holland cocoa powder
Vanilla: 4 bourbon-bio vanilla beans (grade A) – only vanilla seeds without pods

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  • Last Updated: 2023-12-21 22:28 UTC