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Black is Beautiful Adaption

272 calories 26.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.082 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Aaron Zell
Calories: 272 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 28th 2023
1.082
1.019
8.4%
54.9
43.7
4.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Avangard - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 2 54.1%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 10.8%
1 lb The Swaen - BlackSwaen Chocolate B1 lb BlackSwaen Chocolate B 34.5 338 10.8%
16 oz Flaked Barley16 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 10.8%
4 oz Weyermann - Chocolate Rye4 oz Chocolate Rye 29.9 240 2.7%
16 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose16 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 10.8%
9.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 39.55 33.3%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Boil 20 min 9.58 33.3%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Boil 10 min 5.74 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.70 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A07 Flagship
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium-low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 5.14 psi       Temp: 36 °F       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
1/2 tsp gypsum
1/2 tsp calcium carbonate
1/4 table salt
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Steeping 154 °F 154 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 5.76 g | 23 qt) 4.7 18.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.42 g | 25.7 qt) 5.36 21.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.03 -4.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.56 g | 18.2 qt) 3.5 14  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3 12  
Volume into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 4.7 18.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Adaption of Black is Beautiful from AHA:

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/black-is-beautiful-homebrew-recipe/

11FEB2024: yeast was frozen and stored over two months. Starter for 24 hrs prior with good yeast response. Short and shoddy with 45 min mash and 30 min boil.

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