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12: Russian Imperial Stout #2

358 calories 41.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: HomebrewTalk.com
Calories: 358 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 41.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 20th 2015
1.106
1.034
9.5%
131.3
50.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
21 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale21 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 84%
1.60 lb United Kingdom - Roasted Barley1.6 lb Roasted Barley 29 550 6.4%
1.10 lb Belgian - Special B1.1 lb Special B 34 115 4.4%
0.80 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate0.8 lb Chocolate 34 425 3.2%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2%
25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Challenger4 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 60 min 107.33 66.7%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 30 min 24 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 913 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 151 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains 9.5 38  
Grain absorption losses -3.13 -12.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.1 g | 12.4 qt) 3.63 14.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.23 g | 28.9 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 11.13 44.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Russian imperial 6-20-15
21 lbs marris otter
Hit 164F quickly before running strike water into mash tun with grain in it
First runnings were 26P (1.110) after 90 min mash at 149-152
Batch sparge with 2.7 gal of water
1.106 OG
Took gravity reading on 7/12 was 1.028. Switched out blow off tube for airlock, purged head space with new C02 tank
Took gravity reading on 11/6 and FG was down to 1.013. Roughly 12.2% beer

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