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Big Brother Imperial Stout

310 calories 31.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 310 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 23rd 2011
1.093
1.023
9.1%
58.3
29.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.88 lb Roasted Barley0.875 lb Roasted Barley 25 300 4.3%
4 lb White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2 19.9%
13 lb 2-Row Malt13 lb 2-Row Malt 36 2 64.6%
1 lb Crystal 401 lb Crystal 40 34 40 5%
1.25 lb brown sugar1.25 lb brown sugar 42 40 6.2%
20.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Nugget1.5 oz Nugget Hops Leaf/Whole 12.75 Boil 90 min 42.9%
2 oz Cascade (U.S.)2 oz Cascade (U.S.) Hops Leaf/Whole 6 Boil 5 min 57.1%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
First runnings of parti gyle Infusion -- 170 °F --
Single Infusion Mash Infusion -- 150 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.75 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (7.77 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.53 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 6.04 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.8 35.2  
Mash volume with grains 10.41 41.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.52 -10.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.38 g | 29.5 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.77 31.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

First runnings. Use the second runnings to make "Little Brother Mild."

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  • Last Updated: 2011-02-23 13:19 UTC