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Merfies Extra

186 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Extra Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 91%
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 27th 2023
1.057
1.010
6.1%
34.4
34.9
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb Great Western - Northwest Pale Ale Malt24 lb Northwest Pale Ale Malt 37 3 76.2%
2.50 lb Bairds - Roasted Barley2.5 lb Roasted Barley 33 600 7.9%
2.50 lb Flaked Barley2.5 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 7.9%
2.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 7.9%
31.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
75 g Magnum75 g Magnum Hops Pellet 12 Boil 60 min 34.2 71.4%
30 g Willamette30 g Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 1 min 0.22 28.6%
105 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 298 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
* Distilled Water
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
12 gal Infusion -- 153 °F --
10 gal Batch Sparge -- -- --
11.97 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.52 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.64 gal (70.56 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.64 gal (22.56 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.49 gal (57.96 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.48 gal (37.92 qt) and adding 2.49 gal (9.96 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.97 47.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.52 qt/lb 11.97 47.9  
Mash volume with grains 14.49 58  
Grain absorption losses -3.94 -15.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.86 g | 39.4 qt) 10.22 40.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.64 g | 70.6 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 16 64  
Going into fermentor 16 64  
Total: 22.19 88.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Merfies Extra" Irish Extra Stout beer recipe by Desert Gecko. All Grain, ABV 6.12%, IBU 34.43, SRM 34.85, Fermentables: (Northwest Pale Ale Malt, Roasted Barley, Flaked Barley, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Magnum, Willamette) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Whirlfloc)
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