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Merv's Liquid Sex

231 calories 22 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5001 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.6601 gallons
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 231 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 21st 2012
1.070
1.015
7.3%
47.3
39.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
21 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter21 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter 0 3 72.4%
4 lb Vienna Malt4 lb Vienna Malt 0 4 13.8%
2 lb Black (Patent) Malt2 lb Black (Patent) Malt 0 500 6.9%
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 15L0.5 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 15L 0 15 1.7%
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L0.5 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L 0 40 1.7%
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt0.5 lb Chocolate Malt 0 350 1.7%
0.50 lb Victory Malt0.5 lb Victory Malt 0 25 1.7%
29 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.25 oz Saaz2.25 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 19.1%
2.25 oz Saaz2.25 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 4 Boil 45 min 19.1%
3 oz Saaz3 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 25.5%
2.25 oz Saaz2.25 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 19.1%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 17%
11.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.01 lb Irish Moss Other Boil 10 min.
0.50 lb Hershey's cocoa powder Other Boil 1 hr.
0.06 lb Creamy Hazelut Extract Other Boil 1 hr.
 
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
7.25004 gal Mash In Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.44 gal (49.76 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.44 gal (1.76 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.01 gal (60.03 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.68 gal (38.72 qt) and adding 3.01 gal (12.03 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.69 50.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 12.69 50.8  
Mash volume with grains 15.01 60  
Grain absorption losses -3.63 -14.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.63 g | 14.5 qt) 2.85 11.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.44 g | 49.8 qt) 11.66 46.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.44 -1.8  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 15.54 62.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1/28/12 - WHO Brewship Brewoff - Gold Medal
2/12/12 - Biermeisters Homebrewers Competition - Gold Medal

Additional Steps for this batch:
Night before:

  • Crush 1/2 of roasted grains separately and cold steep in 3 gallons of filtered water (subtract this from water added to mash tun)
  • Crush remaining grains separately into trash bag
  • Fill HLT with filtered water
  • Measure out water (less 3 gal) for mash tun

    Day of (addl steps):
  • At 5 min, draw off .5 gal of wort to stock pot. Add 8oz of Hershey's cocoa powder and boil for 5 min to break apart the powder
  • Chill and split batch into standard robust porter and spiced robust porter (5.25gal into standard and 4.75gal into spiced)

    Kegging:
  • Draw 1L sample of spiced porter and use eyedropper full of hazelnut extract (into 100ml samples) until a balanced amount is reached. Scale up the optimal amount and add to full batch (remembering how much wort remains).

    Bottle for Competition:
  • Bottle 2 weeks before competition.
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