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3 bbl Big Black Cow

235 calories 27.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Baltic Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 115 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 130 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 235 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 28th 2015
1.070
1.022
6.2%
37.9
30.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
120 lb German - Vienna120 lb Vienna 37 4 41.8%
55 lb German - Dark Munich55 lb Dark Munich 36 10 19.2%
20 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale20 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 7%
25 lb Rolled Oats25 lb Rolled Oats 33 2.2 8.7%
10 lb Flaked Wheat10 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 3.5%
10 lb German - Melanoidin10 lb Melanoidin 37 25 3.5%
10 lb German - CaraMunich III10 lb CaraMunich III 34 57 3.5%
10 lb German - Chocolate Wheat10 lb Chocolate Wheat 31 413 3.5%
7 lb German - Carafa II7 lb Carafa II 32 425 2.4%
20 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)20 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 7%
287 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
13 oz Apollo13 oz Apollo Hops Pellet 18.5 Boil 60 min 37.89 100%
13 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
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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
50 Chalk
45 Cal Chloride
40 Baking Soda
25 Gypsum

NO LACTIC ACID
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
80 gal Strike @ 168 F Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 116.99 gal (467.95 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.42 gal (41.69 qt) and adding 104.99 gal (419.95 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 121.49 gal (485.94 qt) 100.13 400.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 100.13 400.5  
Mash volume with grains 121.49 485.9  
Grain absorption losses -33.38 -133.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 48.91 g | 195.6 qt) 63.5 254  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 115.41 g | 461.6 qt) 130 520  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 1.58 6.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.49 -2  
Post boil Volume 115 460  
Going into fermentor 115 460  
Total: 163.63 654.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"3 bbl Big Black Cow" Baltic Porter beer recipe by amcclain. All Grain, ABV 6.21%, IBU 37.89, SRM 29.97, Fermentables: (Vienna, Dark Munich, Maris Otter Pale, Rolled Oats, Flaked Wheat, Melanoidin, CaraMunich III, Chocolate Wheat, Carafa II, Lactose (Milk Sugar)) Hops: (Apollo)
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