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Porter

174 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.49 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Leoparda
Hop Utilization: 90%
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 24th 2025
1.053
1.012
5.4%
24.6
27.8
5.4
67,205.00
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Castle Malting - Chateau Pilsen Malt4 kg Chateau Pilsen Malt $ 9,400.00 / kg
$ 37,600.00 		37 2 80%
0.60 kg Castle Malting - Château Cara Gold0.6 kg Château Cara Gold $ 11,700.00 / kg
$ 7,020.00 		34 45 12%
0.40 kg Bestmalz - BEST Chocolate0.4 kg BEST Chocolate - (late mash tun addition) $ 11,900.00 / kg
$ 4,760.00 		34.5 337.82 8%
5 kg / $ 49,380.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade25 g Cascade Hops $ 175.00 / g
$ 4,375.00 		Pellet 6 First Wort 60 min 20.84 71.4%
10 g Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade10 g Cascade Hops $ 175.00 / g
$ 1,750.00 		Pellet 6 Boil 15 min 3.76 28.6%
35 g / $ 6,125.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Other Boil 15 min.
5 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.04 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.68 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 11,700.00 / each
$ 11,700.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
$ 11,700.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 166 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Strike 71 °C 64 °C 60 min
Temperature 64 °C 70 °C 10 min
10 L Sparge 76 °C -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 27 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 20
Mash volume with grains 23.3
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.8 L) 10.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.9 L) 24.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 20
Going into fermentor 20
Total: 30.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Porter" American Porter beer recipe by Leoparda. All Grain, ABV 5.39%, IBU 24.61, SRM 27.77, Fermentables: ( Chateau Pilsen Malt, Château Cara Gold, BEST Chocolate) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Baking Soda, Phosphoric acid)
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