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Imperial Swarm

232 calories 22.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 232 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 15th 2015
1.070
1.016
7.1%
18.2
28.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row9.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 69.1%
2 lb Honey2 lb Honey 42 2 14.5%
12 oz Canadian - Honey Malt12 oz Honey Malt 37 25 5.5%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.7%
6 oz American - Chocolate6 oz Chocolate 29 350 2.7%
6 oz American - Midnight Wheat Malt6 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 2.7%
6 oz German - Munich Light6 oz Munich Light 37 6 2.7%
220 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.38 50%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 2.79 25%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal 3.7 gal at 165 Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
5 gal 5 gal at 180 Sparge -- 170 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.67 14.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.61 18.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.47 -5.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.97 g | 19.9 qt) 5.39 21.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.16 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add Honey with 10 minutes left in the boil
Entered into EBB Malt House Challenge 3/2015. good comments scored 39,39,41. suggestion more malt backbone and add more chocolate. Original recipe had 4oz chocolate. Upped to 6oz for next time and make sure to mash at 152.

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