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Robust Porter - Lonesome Whistle

218 calories 21.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: BCS
Calories: 218 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per 12oz)
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Created: Sunday May 3rd 2015
1.066
1.015
6.7%
41.2
38.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.75 lb American - Pale 2-Row11.75 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 75.3%
1.50 lb German - Munich Light1.5 lb Munich Light 37 6 9.6%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.4%
0.85 lb American - Chocolate0.85 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.4%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.5 lb Black Patent 27 525 3.2%
15.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.80 oz Kent Goldings1.8 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 37.69 48.6%
0.70 oz Fuggles0.7 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 3.52 18.9%
1.20 oz Kent Goldings1.2 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 0 32.4%
3.70 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
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 252 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
80% JAX/20% distilled
9.6 total (5.2 mash, 4.4 sparge)
4BXSR1X

MASH
2ml lactic (5.4ph)
1g Gypsum
5g CaCl
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.9 gal Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
5.5 gal Sparge -- 165 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 5.19 20.7  
Mash volume with grains 6.44 25.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.95 -7.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.15 g | 16.6 qt) 4.26 17.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.14 g | 28.6 qt) 7.25 29  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.45 37.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment at 67F, rise 1F per day for rest. Mash at 153

Ver.1 (4/15): Increase 1 degree per day starting at day 4 (bulk of Fermentation complete) to 71F for rest. 14 Brix post boil (supposed to be 15.5 Brix, 1.012 final gravity.
Tasted great, adjusted for 65% efficiency. Added some cacl and b soda, no ph adjustment.. 4 months aged in bottle-Won FCC Gold for Porter!!

Ver.2 Planned: added 8g more to ko hop addition (to make it 28g).






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