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Steven's Refreshing Brew

209 calories 21.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Efficiency: 75% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 209 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 28th 2011
1.063
1.016
6.2%
22.7
36.0
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb Briess Chocolate Malt (Steeped)1 lb Briess Chocolate Malt (Steeped) 32 0 10.4%
6.60 lb Briess Sparkling Amber Liquid Malt Extract6.6 lb Briess Sparkling Amber Liquid Malt Extract 40 10 68.8%
1 lb Briess Golden Light Dried Malt Extract1 lb Briess Golden Light Dried Malt Extract 40 4 10.4%
1 lb Black Patent Malt (steeped)1 lb Black Patent Malt (steeped) 25 500 10.4%
9.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8 Boil 60 min 33.3%
1 oz Cascade (U.S.)1 oz Cascade (U.S.) Hops Pellet 5.75 Boil 30 min 33.3%
1 oz Northern Brewer - Hallertau1 oz Hallertau Hops Pellet 3 Boil 5 min 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Francisco Lager Yeast WLP810
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
67.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 8.31 g | 33.3 qt) 4.2 16.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.31 g | 33.3 qt) 4.97 19.9  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -1.2 -4.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 4.2 16.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Steven gave me some ingredients for xmas. I added some other items and created this brew. Should be interesting. This is the first time I've made a yeast starter and I am impressed. Obvious fermentation activity within three hours and it's vigorous.

Chilling the wort was a pain. Even the snow bank didn't help. This will be the last time I do this without a chiller.

Final volume is 5.5 or maybe 5.75 gallons. The OG was over 1.070 so we added as much water as I could comfortably get in the bucket.

Update: 2/6 We sampled the first bottle this weekend. Success! Nice aroma of coffee with a hint of dark chocolate. There is black and then there is midnight black. Then there is this beer....dark! The aroma entices you to drink and the initial taste entices you to take more. Then the bitter hits you. Not a hop bitter. Very bitter but in a very good way. Not a beer for everyone and not for all the time. This would make an entertaining black and tan. I'll be doing this again and cutting back on the darker malts but wow is this good.

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  • Last Updated: 2011-12-28 15:08 UTC