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Black Widow Porter (Original)

227 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.01 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Brewing Classic Styes
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 227 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 8th 2024
1.069
1.013
7.3%
34.1
37.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.60 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light8.6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light 37 2.5 72.6%
1 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Munich1 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Munich 35 8 8.4%
9.60 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 8.4%
0.75 lb American - Chocolate0.75 lb Chocolate 29 350 6.3%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.5 lb Black Patent 27 525 4.2%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.75 oz East Kent Goldings1.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 28.92 53.8%
0.75 oz Northern Brewer - UK Fuggle0.75 oz UK Fuggle Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 15 min 5.17 23.1%
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 23.1%
3.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 31.57 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.4 qt) 6.49 26  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.4 qt) 6.67 26.7  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.28 -1.1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.8 3.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.12 g | 28.5 qt) 7.01 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 6.49 26
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This recipe is from "Brewing Classic Styles" by Palmer and Zainasheff.

Boiled 4 gallons to start with half the extract and all the steeped grains extracted. Achieved 68% efficiency on extraction as determined by RI measurements. Used two nylon bags X 1.1 lb each to increase diffusion.

Went smoothly, no special procedures. Oxygenated wort with 13 g O2 in 5.5 gallons of wort (1.070 actual). Pitched 13 g of rehydrated Safale -05.

As a bonus I dried the steeping grains in the oven to use for feed for the animals this winter.

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