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Dead Cossack

431 calories 44.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.114 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 88% (brew house)
Source: Themisfitking
Calories: 431 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 44.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 14th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
32 lb American - Pale 2-Row32 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64%
3 lb Belgian - Special B3 lb Special B 34 115 6%
3 lb American - Roasted Barley3 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 6%
3 lb American - Chocolate3 lb Chocolate 29 350 6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent1 lb Black Patent 27 525 2%
2 lb Flaked Barley2 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 2%
3 lb Brown Sugar3 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 6%
2 lb German - Carapils2 lb Carapils 35 1.3 4%
50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Northern Brewer2 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 90 min 14.23 50%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 3.28 25%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 1.39 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Whilifloc Fining Boil 10 min.
1 oz Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1759 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.5 gal RIMS Infusion -- 156 °F 60 min
7.5 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.9 gal (59.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.9 gal (11.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.51 gal (62.04 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.24 gal (32.96 qt) and adding 3.51 gal (14.04 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.75 47  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 11.75 47  
Mash volume with grains 15.51 62  
Grain absorption losses -5.88 -23.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.05 g | 36.2 qt) 8.15 32.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.22 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.9 g | 59.6 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 12.5 50  
Going into fermentor 12.5 50  
Total: 19.9 79.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brown Sugar is late addition to boil.
Yeast pitch needs to be 3000 ml starter as a minimum.

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