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The Chocolate Dragon

277 calories 24.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wood-Aged Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: David P Medici
Calories: 277 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 8th 2015
1.084
1.016
9.0%
39.7
36.8
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb American - Pale 2-Row14 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 65.1%
2 lb Belgian - Biscuit2 lb Biscuit 35 23 9.3%
1 lb American - Munich - Dark 20L1 lb Munich - Dark 20L 33 20 4.7%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.7%
0.25 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.25 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 1.2%
1 lb Canadian - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4.7%
0.50 lb Flaked Oats0.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 2.3%
0.50 lb Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 2.3%
0.25 lb American - Red Wheat0.25 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 1.2%
21.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 60 min 21.16 33.3%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 30 min 16.26 33.3%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 10 min 2.3 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Orange Peel Spice Boil 20 min.
2 tsp Nutemeg Spice Boil 20 min.
3 oz Oak Chips or Char Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 421 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 qt Sparge -- 160 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.06 32.3  
Mash volume with grains 9.78 39.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.69 -10.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.93 g | 7.7 qt) 2.38 9.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.44 41.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed on 6/17/2017 at Hanover Cottage

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