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570 calories 56.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.103 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 570 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 56.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 21st 2015
1.168
1.042
16.6%
46.2
40.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
22 lb American - Pale 2-Row22 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 57.9%
3 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 7.9%
3 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 7.9%
4 lb American - Munich - Dark 20L4 lb Munich - Dark 20L 33 20 10.5%
2 lb American - Chocolate2 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.3%
2 lb American - Black Malt2 lb Black Malt 28 500 5.3%
2 lb German - Carafa II2 lb Carafa II 32 425 5.3%
38 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Willamette3 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 29.02 75%
1 oz Bullion1 oz Bullion Hops Pellet 8 Boil 60 min 17.2 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1574 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
36 qt mash in and hold at 152F Temperature -- 173 °F 60 min
21 qt add 21 qts boiling h20 to bring to 168F Sparge -- 212 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.54 gal (50.16 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.96 gal (35.84 qt) and adding 0.54 gal (2.16 qt) sparge/top-off. 9.5 38  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 9.5 38  
Mash volume with grains 12.54 50.2  
Grain absorption losses -4.75 -19  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.4 g | 13.6 qt) 4.5 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.9 g | 31.6 qt) 9 36  
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: 14 56
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Added WLP 099 after day 1 to further attenuate.

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