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Tropical Stout 8/25/2024

227 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 160 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: John Luhmann
Calories: 227 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 21st 2024
1.069
1.013
7.4%
49.5
49.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.75 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row6.75 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 38.1%
6 lb Crisp Malting - No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter6 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter 37 3 33.8%
20 oz American - Chocolate20 oz Chocolate - (late mash tun addition) 29 350 7%
20 oz Flaked Oats20 oz Flaked Oats 33 2.2 7%
17 oz American - Roasted Barley17 oz Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition) 33 300 6%
8.50 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8.5 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3%
8.50 oz Dingemans - Special B8.5 oz Special B 33.1 125 3%
5.75 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L5.75 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2%
283.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
29 g Charles Faram - Warrior29 g Warrior Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 49.54 100%
29 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp BSG - Fermax Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.60 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.30 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.40 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.60 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 20 min.
0.70 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 20 min.
0.40 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 20 min.
0.20 g Canning Salt Water Agt Sparge 20 min.
0.36 g Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 20 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 275 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
27 3 31 42 32 58
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Mash 155 degrees 60 minutes. Add in 37 oz of dark roasted grain at beginning of sparge to reduce harshness Strike 155 °F 155 °F 60 min
2 gal Raise temp to 168 to mash out and raise basket Vorlauf 155 °F 168 °F 20 min
3.5 gal Sparge until 6.5 gals collected Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 155 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.54 22.2  
Mash volume with grains 6.96 27.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.22 -8.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.71 g | 26.9 qt) 4.17 16.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.79 g | 39.2 qt) 7.25 29  
Boil off losses -4 -16  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.75 23  
Going into fermentor 5.75 23  
Total: 9.72 38.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mean Brews Inspired Recipe

Low on Crystal 120L so subbed a couple ounces of Simpsons Dark Crystal 95-110 L.

Ended up having way too much water. Ran 6.5 gallon into mash and boil, then added grain basket to a large pot and ran off another 3 quarts or so of wort. Began boiling on stove to try and reduce water, then added to mash and boil. Total was a little over 7 gallons. Ran all but 6.5 gallons back into pot and put back on stove to evaporate more water. Will try to shoot for 7 gallons total at beginning of 80 minute boil to maintain IBUs. Pre 7 post 5.75 instead of 6.5 and 5.5. Decided to boil for nearly 2 hours to reduce water to try and hit 5.5 gallons. Changed 80 minute hops to 65 minute for bittering. Used Warrior from Yakima Chief but best by was Oct 2022. Will determine if remaining packages need tossed.

*Updated sparge water from 4 gallons to 3.5 to use on a rebrew.

Ended with 5.75 gallons in the fermenter at 1.069 OG. Late addition chocolate and roasted barley may not have contributed to the OG due to the fast sparge.


Will use small batch in Oatmeal Raisin Cookie SHV

Add:
dark rum soaked raisins
cinnamon / cinnamon bun amoretti
oatmeal cookie amoretti
brewers best vanilla
capella graham cracker

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