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PB Choco Ale

225 calories 22.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Experimental Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 57% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 13th 2025
1.068
1.016
6.8%
16.3
31.6
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Simpsons - Maris Otter pale3 lb Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 37.5%
3 lb Rahr - White Wheat3 lb White Wheat 39.1 3.2 37.5%
1.25 lb Dingemans - Biscuit1.25 lb Biscuit 34.5 22 15.6%
0.25 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt0.25 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 3.1%
0.50 lb Crisp Malting - Brown Malt0.5 lb Brown Malt 32.7 65 6.3%
8 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil at 203 °F 30 min 16.26 100%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz PB2 powder Flavor Kegging 0 min.
8 oz Hershey's Simply 5 syrup Flavor Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 55 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.27 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fort Collins 2012
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
17 2 3 3 13 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.6 gal Temperature 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 3.6 14.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.24 17  
Grain absorption losses -1 -4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.44 g | 9.8 qt) 0.25 1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.79 g | 19.2 qt) 2.6 10.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 2.5 10  
Going into fermentor 2.5 10  
Total: 3.85 15.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"PB Choco Ale" Experimental Beer recipe by J.Bird. All Grain, ABV 6.78%, IBU 16.26, SRM 31.6, Fermentables: (Maris Otter pale, White Wheat, Biscuit, Midnight Wheat Malt, Brown Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (PB2 powder, Hershey's Simply 5 syrup)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-01-13 05:59 UTC