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Cherry Cordial

416 calories 45.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.090 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 416 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 45.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 9th 2015
1.123
1.036
11.3%
55.8
40.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale17 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 70.8%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 29 550 2.1%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Brown1.5 lb Brown 32 65 6.3%
8 oz United Kingdom - Chocolate8 oz Chocolate 34 425 2.1%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.1%
2 lb Brown Sugar2 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 8.3%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L1 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 4.2%
1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 4.2%
24 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cluster2 oz Cluster Hops Leaf/Whole 8.7 Boil 70 min 39.45 50%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.9 Boil 30 min 9.95 25%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Fresh 5.9 Boil 15 min 6.43 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 tsp irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
5 lb Cherries Flavor Secondary --
4 oz chocolate cocoa powder Flavor Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 747 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30 qt Infusion -- 154 °F 90 min
10 qt Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.765 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.77 qt/lb 9.27 37.1  
Mash volume with grains 10.95 43.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.28 g | 5.1 qt) 0.88 3.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.23 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.9 g | 31.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.15 40.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I think I'll add cooked cherries to 2ndary then rack over them from primary.

For the roasted grains, I used 3 times the recipe weight above, and cold-steeped in water for 24 hrs using 1 gallon per 3 lbs of grain (just used 2 gal for this batch)

When doing this and on brew day go to the mash calc page and adjust the weight of the grain in the mash down to roasted grains taken out to get water volumes

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Learned nibs primarily impart nose so doing 2oz cocoa powder in the boil at 15 min and 2 oz nibs. 2-4 nibs in the 2ndary with the cherries

Low mash temp which perplexes me since the numbers were on. Doing a 1.5G decoction 30 minutes in to the mash

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