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Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter (BVIP)

263 calories 28 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Calories: 263 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 23rd 2015
1.079
1.021
7.7%
34.8
34.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 61.5%
2.50 lb German - Munich Light2.5 lb Munich Light 37 6 14%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Brown1.5 lb Brown 32 65 8.4%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.6%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.8%
1.25 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate1.25 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 7%
2 oz German - Acidulated Malt2 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 0.7%
17.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.72 oz Magnum0.72 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 14.2 Boil 60 min 31.61 59%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 10 min 3.19 41%
1.22 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
2 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Secondary --
10 oz Jim Beam Black Flavor Bottling --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 497 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Brown Malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 15 60 50 85
8.25 gal RO water

1.5g Gypsum
2.1g Epsom
3.9g Calcium Chloride
3.0g Chalk
1.3g Baking Soda

Set aside 2 gal (6.25 gal mash) and heat to 170 on stove during mash
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.25 gal Infusion -- 155 °F 75 min
1.83 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.53 g | 38.1 qt) 9.48 37.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.96 g | 43.8 qt) 10.91 43.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.23 -8.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.05 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.48 37.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

8.12 gal total
6.47 gal mash (4.5 gal for 1:1 ratio, plus 2 gal deadspace)
Sparge with 1.65 gal to collect ~7.25 gal (cor)

Double 1.040 1.5L starters

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  • Last Updated: 2015-09-08 15:11 UTC