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Empire Strikes Back Dark Ale

170 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.38 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Stephen Stanley
Hop Utilization: 82%
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday May 2nd 2024
1.052
1.009
5.8%
66.5
33.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Root Shoot Malting - Genie Pale 2-Row6 lb Genie Pale 2-Row 36 2 50%
4 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4 lb Finest Maris Otter 36.8 2.4 33.3%
1 lb German - Carafa III1 lb Carafa III 32 535 8.3%
0.75 lb Rahr - White Wheat0.75 lb White Wheat 39.1 3.2 6.3%
0.25 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I0.25 lb Munich Type I 38 6 2.1%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12 Boil 60 min 16.57 6.3%
1 oz Barth-Haas - Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12 Boil 20 min 20.07 12.5%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12 Boil 10 min 12.01 12.5%
1 oz Barth-Haas - Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12 Boil 5 min 6.61 12.5%
1.50 oz Barth-Haas - Citra1.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12 Whirlpool 0 min 11.24 18.8%
3 oz Barth-Haas - Citra3 oz Citra Hops Pellet 12 Dry Hop 3 days 37.5%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 10 min.
3 g Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 10 min.
6.10 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.90 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.10 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.54 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Mash 60 mins Strike -- 149 °F --
Mash-Out Temperature 149 °F 170 °F 5 min
4.66 gal Batch Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.5 18  
Mash volume with grains 5.46 21.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.69 g | 22.8 qt) 4.63 18.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.44 g | 33.8 qt) 7.38 29.5  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6.06 g | 24.2 qt) 6.12 24.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.06 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.06 g | 24.3 qt) 6 24  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Empire Strikes Back Dark Ale" American Porter beer recipe by Stephen Stanley. All Grain, ABV 5.81%, IBU 66.49, SRM 33.52, Fermentables: (Genie Pale 2-Row, Finest Maris Otter, Carafa III, White Wheat, Munich Type I) Hops: (Citra) Other: (Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrient, Chalk, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Lactic acid)
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