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Brew to Thrill

343 calories 37.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: J. Zainasheff BCS (modified)
Calories: 343 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 37.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 17th 2014
1.102
1.029
9.5%
77.2
40.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb American - Pale 2-Row20 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 83.3%
1.50 lb American - Black Barley1.5 lb Black Barley 27 530 6.3%
1 lb Belgian - Special B1 lb Special B 34 115 4.2%
0.50 lb German - CaraMunich I0.5 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 2.1%
0.50 lb American - Dark Chocolate0.5 lb Dark Chocolate 29 420 2.1%
0.50 lb American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 2.1%
24 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Horizon1.5 oz Horizon Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 63.88 27.3%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 11.88 36.4%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 1 min 1.41 36.4%
5.50 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 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
-- -- 154 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.17 gal (60.68 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.08 gal (40.32 qt) and adding 3.17 gal (12.68 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.25 53  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 11.21 g | 44.8 qt) 13.25 53  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 13.13 g | 52.5 qt) 15.17 60.7  
Grain absorption losses -3 -12  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.96 g | 31.8 qt) 10 40  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 13.25 53
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

American 2 Row instead of British from original
18.5 grams dry yeast called for.
Ferment 65. Six months aging minimum.

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  • Last Updated: 2014-12-07 17:58 UTC